Vance,
Brand new AIN'T what they used to be! I had a buddy
buy a brand new cable from Vicky Brit. The thing
sheered off where it mounted to the speedo. Just so
happens I have a few parts cars. We've also seen
inferior hood release outer cables. I'd rather use an
OEM part or NOS.
My 2 cents,
Todd
--- "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
wrote:
> Folks:
>
> I have begun the teardown for the upcoming paint
> job. It will be
> frame off, so I am stripping everything off the car
> for the paint.
> In the course of the teardown, I found the cause of
> my dead
> speedometer; the speedo cable was broken internally.
> It was brand new,
> and had less than 50 miles on it at the time it
> broke. I had routed it
> very carefully from the OD angle drive to the dash.
> It broke about 3
> inches from the back of the speedo itself.
> My question: What did I do wrong? Should I have
> lubed the cable
> (I installed it right out of the packing)? Could I
> have damaged it
> during the installation? Tips to avoid a repeat?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vance
>
> ------------------------------
> Cogito Ergo Zoom
> (I think, therefore I go fast)
>
_______________________________
Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today!
http://vote.yahoo.com
Check out the new British Cars Forum:
http://www.team.net/the-local/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=8
|