[DML] Re: lower speedo cable

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Which way is it wound -- with primary rotation or against it? When my
angle drive cable did the same thing, I discovered it was wound
AGAINST primary wheel rotation. Am speculating DMC had some made for
intended RHD applications, and one of those made it onto my car. #5939
appears to have spent time off the assembly line anyway (late model
pull straps for example), so it makes sense that as things
deteriorated at the factory misapplied parts would have escaped QC.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> 
> Hey group,
> 
> Lower speedo cable went out on me today. the ends on it are OK but
the inner 
> wire has come apart and is all twisted up in the sheath.  Too bad I
threw my 
> old one away a couple years ago.
> 
> Every single other part of the speedo system checks out OK (all
parts have 
> been replaced except the lambda counter and gauge w/in the last 4
years).  So, 
> either this part is defective (8000 miles on it) or there is
something else 
> wrong I can't figure out.
> 
> I have the bracket that routes the lower cable installed too. 
Anyone have a 
> pic or drawing of how the cable is supposed to be routed? I'm 99%
sure I had 
> it right. There's pretty much only one way to do it unless you want
the cable 
> all twisted up. I had it go through the inside of the bracket
(through the 
> front of it, as in straight through from the angle drive), then make
kind of an 
> 'S' to the firewall.  
> 
> Any other ideas on what could have happened besides a bad cable?  It
is the 
> newer version (shorter) cable.  I was driving home from work and
heard a 
> clicking sound accompanied by a wild speedo needle. 200 feet later
the speedo died.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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