S30 Path of Speedometer cable

[dogma420]

After working on my motor, I noticed that after I replaced my 4 speed tranny with my 5 speed one, that the speedo cable is just coming out of the firewall, and running over the bell housing and over and down to the connection on the tranny.

It is just running under the SU coolant hose pipe (for heating up the carbs) and is loose.

Specifically, is it supposed to be attached in some way, off the bellhousing? Doesn't seem to be attached to anything between firewall and tranny.

Thanks in advance for reading/replying. Searches did not find anything pertaining to this subject.

[zKars]

Dave

There is missing bendable flat piece of rubber coated metal that goes under the 10mm drivers side top transmission to block bolt, that you bend around the speedo cable where it passes this point. Must have left it off when you put the new trans in, or it was missing.

There is then a similar bendable metal tab spot welded to the passenger floor pan, low in the trans tunnel, just ahead of the point where the cable goes into the tranmission, that serves as the rear cable attachment point.

Good luck!

Jim

[dogma420]

Thanks for the quick reply!

Ahh, that's why I don't see it, I don't have that bendy thingy on my new tranny...

Does anyone have one out there they'd like to give or trade for something small? :-)

[geezer]

I've seen them in the "HELP" section in the Auto Parts stores.

[Arne]

When I did the transmission and engine swap from the parts car into my yellow car, I moved the one clip from the parts car into the yellow car. Oddly, my red car (with only 60k miles) had two of those clips, one on each of the two top bellhousing to engine bolts.

One sure seems to be sufficient, though.

[beandip]

My '73 was missing the clip and actually I didn't know that there ever was one. I used a small black Zip tie as a solution . One thing if the cable is not secured and you are running headers the cable can come in contact with it and it will burn the outer cable. Don't ask. this is why I have the Zip tie now. Gary:rambo: