BETTER THAN ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THESE DOWM, TAKE THE CABLE TO A SHOP
THAT SERVICES TACHS SPEEDOS ETC FOR LARGE TRUCKS. THEY WILL HAVE THE
EQUIPMENT TO RE COMPRESS THE ENDS TO THE PROPER DIMENSION.. oops not
shouting...
On 2-Mar-09, at 10:41 AM, triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
> Subject: [TR] OD Speedometer Cable Route, TR3A
>
>
> The speedo and tach cables have pressed square cross-section ends
> that are
> nominally 0.125" on each side. The Moss replacements are all
> oversized by
> more than 0.010", and do not fit completely into the transmission
> recepticle; the corresponding receptacle in the speedo seems to be
> oversized
> as well and poses less of a problem. The solution is to CAREFULLY
> grind the
> square ends down to their specified dimension of 1/8" on a side. The
> properly sized end will then enter smoothly and completely into the
> transmission. Forcing the unground ends into the transmission and then
> screwing on the endcap will compress the cable interior and will
> result in
> fluctuating speedo (or tach) readings, and eventually failure of
> the speedo.
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