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Speedometer cable
Hey everyone,
This morning I started the car rolling in first and the speedometer hesitated, then jumped up when I put the clutch in to shift, when I let the clutch out the speedo dropped to 0 and hasn't moved since. Does that sound like the cable or the speedometer itself? Interestingly enough there is not one reference to the speedometer cable in my shop manual, I haven't looked through my 911 manuals yet, but does anyone know how to check if it really is the cable and not the speedo itself. Also, I noticed there are two different length speedo cables you can buy, does anyone know what is correct for a '67 912? Thanks, Andrew |
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05-19-2002, 10:45 AM
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Speedometer problem
My 69 912 Targa:
Miy speedometer did not work at all when I bought the car. I had to replace the speedometer drive off the tranny, was worn thru the diecast body. Then I had a jumpy speedometer at the low speeds, changed the speedometer cable and all is well. The PO gave me a new cable and I discovered after I removed the entire old one that it was 11" longer but I tried it anyway and it seems to work OK. Measure your old one before you buy the new one. You can buy the core alone from Stoddard so you don't have to go through replacing the cable jacket. Don't forget to add a speedometer cable rubber boot at the transmission connection is you don't have one. Good luck Ron D 
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05-19-2002, 02:39 PM
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did you get that awful noise with the jumpy speedo like I had?
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05-19-2002, 09:52 PM
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Wil T:
No, there was no noise comming from the speedo or the cable. Ron
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05-20-2002, 04:43 AM
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My Speedo does make a strange noise when it jumps around. Kind of like a mechanical grinding noise. It's not too bad though, it only fluctuate about 3 mph.
btw, I managed to fix my cable. Just looked under the car and saw it was hanging... somehow it came loose. That is one hard nut to tighten! |
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