73 tachometer cable repair
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Instructor
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73 tachometer cable repair
my tach works fine, but on the end that screws into the distributor is a metal peice crimped onto the tach cable.
problem is, that crimped peice is not crimped anymore, and on occassion my tach cable starts to back out of the distributor.
any fixes for this?
problem is, that crimped peice is not crimped anymore, and on occassion my tach cable starts to back out of the distributor.
any fixes for this?
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i got mine from corvette central and had no problem replacing the tach speedo gas pedal cables,,,also get a tube of this (also from corvette central) and lub all cables up real good before install-----------------------------
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Last edited by carl a; Oct 9, 2005 at 10:01 PM.
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Instructor
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are you replacing inner cable or outer cable; my problem is outer cable housing. tach works fine so inner cable is good to go. so is this replacement cable an easy fix? i still dont see how i could get the outer cable assembly easily through the firewall grommets.
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Originally Posted by seaboltm
are you replacing inner cable or outer cable; my problem is outer cable housing. tach works fine so inner cable is good to go. so is this replacement cable an easy fix? i still dont see how i could get the outer cable assembly easily through the firewall grommets.
cables & other vette stuff here ... good service & prices
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Last edited by jackson; Oct 9, 2005 at 10:54 PM.
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Safety Car
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Originally Posted by seaboltm
are you replacing inner cable or outer cable; my problem is outer cable housing. tach works fine so inner cable is good to go. so is this replacement cable an easy fix? i still dont see how i could get the outer cable assembly easily through the firewall grommets.
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From: Oita, Japan
Originally Posted by seaboltm
i still dont see how i could get the outer cable assembly easily through the firewall grommets.
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
since I converted our 1973 over to electronic tach operation - I no longer need the cable I had recently purchased - and ran about 500 miles with - up until doing the conversion.
Drop me an email and I'll sent you the one I briefly ran with.
tim-yvonne@juno.com
Drop me an email and I'll sent you the one I briefly ran with.
tim-yvonne@juno.com
Safety Car
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From: Lakeland Florida
Hello,
I used the easy way out and modified my tachometer cable.
The Tach cable uses a rectangular end that will go into the distributor. Mine had siezed, and the cable started to fray. I started taking the cable apart and found that it is very similar to a electrical Coax cable. That is, it is a cable inside of a cable.
If you can trim the black covered cable and the metal housing back about 1/2 inch, you will expose the inner wound cable. I bought a speedometer repair kit which has a crimp on end connector with the same rectangular end piece. I reassembled the metal tach cable housing on the newly cut end piece, and then crimped on the rectangular metal piece, and installed it into the distributor connection.
That was 1 year ago and it is still working great.
here are the photos from this. I cant resize, but you should be able to see what was done.
kdf
I used the easy way out and modified my tachometer cable.
The Tach cable uses a rectangular end that will go into the distributor. Mine had siezed, and the cable started to fray. I started taking the cable apart and found that it is very similar to a electrical Coax cable. That is, it is a cable inside of a cable.
If you can trim the black covered cable and the metal housing back about 1/2 inch, you will expose the inner wound cable. I bought a speedometer repair kit which has a crimp on end connector with the same rectangular end piece. I reassembled the metal tach cable housing on the newly cut end piece, and then crimped on the rectangular metal piece, and installed it into the distributor connection.
That was 1 year ago and it is still working great.
here are the photos from this. I cant resize, but you should be able to see what was done.
kdf
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From: Des Allemands LA
A hint on lubing the cable-go to a motorcycle shop and ask them for a can of lube that they use to on old style brake and clutch cables. It works well and is made to stand up to the elements, it also has the ability to work it's way along the entire length of the cable, you can also use it on the speedo, cruise and shifter cables to keep them moving freely as well.
