I agree with Richard, ended up fitting the cable to the speedo, and then the
other
end to the gearbox.
Bigger job, but I had the gearbox cover off anyhow!
Cheers
Tim
Richard Gosling wrote:
> I had a similar problem when re-fitting a speedo after fitting a new (well,
> better used) dash.
>
> Basically, it is tricky to get the cable properly seated and attached to the
> speedo. The plastic tab on the cable end that is supposed to hold the cable
> firmly to the speedo also does a fine job of making it a pig of a job to
> attach in the first place. If you think you've managed to get the cable on,
> try pulling it off again - if it comes off then you hadn't got it all the
> way on in the first place.
>
> Basically, just persevere with trying to attach cable to speedo. I actually
> put the back of the car on jackstands so that I could try and attach, start
> the car and run in gear to see if I got any reading, then tried again, until
> it worked properly.
>
> Richard & Daffy
>
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Tim Dafforn
University of Cambridge
Structural Medicine Unit
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
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