No dashboard in the car now, so I need to disconnect the speedo cable from the transmission. Do I need to close up the hole where the cable is attached at the tranny? If so, how's the best way to cap it?
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No dashboard in the car now, so I need to disconnect the speedo cable from the transmission. Do I need to close up the hole where the cable is attached at the tranny? If so, how's the best way to cap it?
I'd use the apple pie your wife dropped on the floor today.
Oops! I just ratted her out, didn't I?
Thought it tasted a little funny!
That is the Handy Man's Secret Weapon, though I don't think it is going to last very long.
I would cut the cable just past the connector at the trans and pull the drive shaft out of the cable and plug the open end of the cable with silicone.
Jeff
True, the cap thing is probably better cuz' you could use a hose clamp as well. I hadn't thought of the cap.
If you still have a working speedo-cable and want to sell it, let me know. Mine is on the way out.
See if you can find a speedo sender unit with a stripped gear, then cut the gear off/grind it down more/just leave it since it's stripped anyway. When my speedo cable melted it ended up stripping the plastic gear on the unit in the trans. I traded it for a working unit with a friend that deleted his speedo too. He just left the stripped gear on and has been trouble-free for about 5 years now.
But yeah, fluid can/will leak out of that hole.
Oops!
Has to be started/driven for that to happen! :burnrubr:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob®
I'm sure you could lift the car one way or the other enough for it to leak out. :punchout: I know when I replaced mine I just lifted the one side of the car to get to it. Nothing came out, but the plastic gear was wet with trans fluid, so the level has to be fairly close to the opening. I'm sure if you lift the other side it could dribble out, running or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
I need to find a cable that is a little shorter that will make my speedometer read slower
It's yours. Not many miles on it, I had to replace the original cable a few (4 or 5) years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Cheater cable!
How is a shorter cable going to change anything? The cable is going to turn at the same speed no matter how long it is, unless I am missing something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yeller90
Nope you're not missing anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
Shorter cable = less drag = higher speed.
:wink:
Think how fast my car will be with NO cable! Of course I'll never know, because it has no speedometer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiggerachi
Sweet...thanks! PM me with your pricing structure. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark52
Whatever you do, don't put it in backwards!!! Hmmm though I would like to have less miles on the car
Yep. That's what I ended up using with a hose clamp. I found a pretty red cap. Red is faster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
I had mine replaced a year ago and it's already squeaking!!!! it's so annoying.