[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Speedo Cable

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

The dash is out of the car and I saw that the end of the cable was 
sticking out of the dashboard end. I pushed it back through the 
sheath. Is it supposed to move like that? ~Lu~
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Davis Martin <martin-
davis@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Lu,
>    Your gonna have to take the cable off the spedo and see if you 
can work it loose again. If not time for a new cable.
>    Davis 
> lumina333 <lumina333@...> wrote:
>   Mike,
> 
> Thanks for the advice on how to test the cable's function. Any 
hints 
> on how to get the cable back out of the housing so that I can test 
> the function? Can I just push it out from the front to the back? 
The 
> housing is stiff and I don't think it will gather up on the cable 
> enough for me to thread it out.
> 
> ymmv?
> 
> ~Lu~
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mike" wrote:
> >
> > Lu, 
> > Sounds like your cable was in a bind...it may still be okay...I 
> say chuck it up in a drill and have some one watch the speedo if 
it 
> works you may be all right , the parts store I used to work at 
sold 
> replacement inserts you may be able to use if your housing is okay.
> > ymmv
> > mike
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: lumina333 
> > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:33 PM
> > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Speedo Cable
> > 
> > 
> > While I was taking the 258/904 combo. out of Gremlin #2, I had a 
> hell 
> > of a time getting the speedometer cable out of the transmission 
> > adapter piece. The TSM said that it just pulled out. Well, after 
> > taking all the skin off my knuckles trying to get it out, it 
> FINALLY 
> > came out with a loud 'pop' (not usually a good sound). The 
> spring 
> > loaded cable retreated up into the cable housing quite a ways. 
> Dumb 
> > question: will I be able to fish this cable back out and use it 
> or is 
> > it shot? I already have a transmission gear set up for the 727 
> that I 
> > want to use with this cable. Otherwise, I spring for a new cable 
> and 
> > call it done? ~Lu~
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