Series 1 speedo cable set-up

smokin_944 · smokin_944's Garage

WTF? I wanted to change the brake shields on my early car, and I had a hell of a time getting the grease cap off the rotor... the speedo calibration guy that worked on my car a year ago had to do some tinkering to make it work right. I wish I woulda run instead of stayin at his shop when I heard that. He ran the speedo cable through the grease cap and siliconed in place.

Anyone got pics of the correct setup for the speedo cable on an early car? I have to fix the mess to move on...

Techno Duck · Techno Duck's Garage

Its supposed to run through the grease cap, it is normally held in place by an e-clip however.

smokin_944 · smokin_944's Garage

The mech that worked on the car must have broken the clip because he used wire and some kind of hardened red silicone compound to hold it in place. I couldn't even see the tip of the cable til I stripped all the red stuff off. Cleaning the mess, 35 minutes, total job 1 hour... Plus the time it took to find an e clip the right size. All is right again...