Speedometer cable squeek
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Speedometer cable squeek
The speedometer cable on my 75 coupe has a squeeking sound that is very annoying. Should I try to lube it with the grease gun adapter or is it very difficult to replace with a new cable?
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
I have the same problem with my '76. What is the easiest way to get to the cable; removing all the crap from underneath or removing the dash pad (if it's accessible that way.)
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BTW, I have pictures of the dash pad dropped, the speedo cable, the head light switch, the dash lights...etc. if anyone is interested.
Last edited by dobroman2001; Jun 27, 2007 at 10:42 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
I had (still have) the swooshing sound from mine as welll ('76). I removed the dash pad, actually dropped it down while I had the steering column out and changed the dash lights. I also removed the cable from the housing and used graphite. I just put a bunch in my hand and feed the cable back down in the housing while running the cable through the graphite in my hand. It lowered the swooshing sound a bunch but not totally....
BTW, I have pictures of the dash pad dropped, the speedo cable, the head light switch, the dash lights...etc. if anyone is interested.
BTW, I have pictures of the dash pad dropped, the speedo cable, the head light switch, the dash lights...etc. if anyone is interested.
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
Perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't believe you can remove the cable from the tranny end because the opposite end which goes into the speedo head has an something attached to it to keep it in place and prevents one from pulling the cable out from the tranny end. Please correct me if I'm wrong but every GM car I've worked on is like this. Thanks for the input.
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i'm not sure about a '75, but would guess it's somewhat similar.
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
it's pretty easy imo. remove the a/c duct work, reach under and unclip the cable from the speedometer, pull it out through the fire wall from under the hood, unhook it from the transmission - reverse to install.
i'm not sure about a '75, but would guess it's somewhat similar.
i'm not sure about a '75, but would guess it's somewhat similar.