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 kombi_kid
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| posted on October 28th, 2003 at 08:00 PM |
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eating speedo cables
what could be the reason for eating speedo cables??? the cable is in the right way i.e. in the right position all the way upto the speedo?
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rhys
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 68AutoBug
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| posted on October 28th, 2003 at 09:22 PM |
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Rhys,
I take it You are replacing the complete cable and not just the inner part.
I find the way the cable runs isn't really a smooth way to do it... its very easily to have a kink or bend in the cable and then the inner part
binds and eventually snaps.
What I have done Rhys, is pour some oil down the inside of the cable... You can only do a few drops at a time, but it has to make a difference...
try it and see what happens. I always lubricate everything that moves in a car....
If its lubricated, the cable will be hard to bind or kink and break....
cheers .... Lee
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1303Steve
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 10:36 AM |
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Hi
The speedo itself can start to jam and will break cables.
1302Steve
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 12:03 PM |
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I had the problem which steve said. I went through 2 cable sin 2 weeks. the speedo was binding and braking the cables. $80 to rebuild and repair the
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kombi_kid
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 12:15 PM |
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hey
it isnt as bad it more like every 2-3 months!!! ill try your idea lee as the speedo was rebuilt 2 years ago!
cheers
rhys
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