Posted April 16, 200717 yr comment_206181 SO I got a replacement Speed ocable off Ebay and I managed to fish it into the back of the speedo with my foot on the roof and my head up against the pedals . Tricky tricky and it only slips into the bacvk of the spedo one way Yikes , went or a little drive ..NothingI took the end off the gearbox and Spun it with a drill and voila it works..So any body have any ideas about what is wrong obviously Nothing Wrong with speedoNothing wrong with cableSO ..Gearbox,Speedo drive gears ?I've read a lot about various coloured drive gears but.. i am unsure if these are in the gearbox itself.I feel there is something missing where the cable screws in as well there is a flat spot surrounding the area where the cable screws in , and am empty threaded whole, perhaps A collar of some sort?Maybe cable cannot drive without this Collar in place?If The tranny has to come down I think I'll wait until I can lay my hands on a clutch and pressure plateRegardsBloxman Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/23980-early-5-speed-speedo-cable-connection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
April 16, 200717 yr comment_206221 You might want to check to make sure the cable is going all the way into the transmission. I had a slightly similar problem. The cable wasn't going far enough in to make contact so it would never spin. I finally had to put a rubber seal on the outside of the flat part of the cable between the connector and the screw on cap to force it in deep enough. Also make sure it's not binding up anywhere along the way.BTW, so claim there are a couple of different cables for different model years. I've heard they are color coded. Don't know how much truth there is to that.... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/23980-early-5-speed-speedo-cable-connection/#findComment-206221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
April 16, 200717 yr Author comment_206227 Thanks zman112233I'll give it a shot , I was really worried the whole box would have to come down.RegardsBloxman Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/23980-early-5-speed-speedo-cable-connection/#findComment-206227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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