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Offline BenM

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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2011, 09:26:08 AM »
when i removed the one on survivor the cable popped out of the red part. what i did was grab a flat head screw driver and a hammer and put the screw driver in one of the grooves and lightly tapped it with the hammer till it popped loose and i was able to pull it out without damaging it.

Try that, and if it fails you may want to heat the case up with a propane torch. Be sure to shield the plastic if you do. I've got one in a spare case I swear someone glued it, but normally, even if it was sealed with RTV, they come out like maddog said. They're perfectly round so they spin.
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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2011, 10:41:23 PM »
when i removed the one on survivor the cable popped out of the red part. what i did was grab a flat head screw driver and a hammer and put the screw driver in one of the grooves and lightly tapped it with the hammer till it popped loose and i was able to pull it out without damaging it.

that's what we've been trying and it spins around, but nothing comes off.
we've using a blunted chisel because we're worried about damaging the red cap's grooves.

it spins easier now, but i don't really see how it's going to come off. so we put some bitron lub around there and got a couple of small screwdrivers to help pry it loose, it came off! what i don't understand is where all the oil spilled from because we drained it for 2 days!

here's what the thing looks like:




there are 2 clips and some caulking as well (which surprised me a bit though i imagine it creates a better seat and seal ... possibly responsible for making things difficult to get off too).

the fluid was definitely motor oil and not atf and quite clean too.
the question is what to refill with inlight of this conversation:
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=35634.0

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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2011, 02:24:44 AM »
i just refilled survivors with transmission fluid.
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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2011, 01:56:07 AM »
One clip is supposed to hold the cable in the big red thing and the other holds the gear on the BRT. You shouldn't be able to pull the cable from the BRT without taking that clip off.  : )
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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2011, 12:47:02 PM »
One clip is supposed to hold the cable in the big red piece and the other holds the gear on the BRT. You shouldn't be able to pull the cable from the BRT without taking that clip off.  : )

ok thx all this went well. however the reinstallation is stalled because i think the cable provided by lordco has the wrong size o-ring. it tends to spin around too easily and there is no way it's going to fit into the BRT despite greasing. we tried to fit the old o-ring and it goes in too easily, so we're looking for o-rings today!
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Re: speedometer cable removal and installation
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2011, 12:31:36 PM »
all done now and all seems to be well too!

the speedometer works again and we've learned a 'better' way of (dis)connecting the cable from the speedometer by going through the top.

furthermore, after reading people's experiences (DON'T do this section) on burning the cable as a result of not fastening it properly, we took precautions to make sure it doesn't touch any inappropriate parts of the vehicle's body which might cause it to be damaged by excessive heat.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2011, 12:34:57 PM by pradtf »
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