Bill, Where's the 5939 photo album? Farrar On Dec 5, 2007 7:54 PM, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > On the way home from class tonight I lost my speedometer. Cable > unwinding problems again. This time it was the lower speedo cable, not > the spindle cable, but same basic problem: cable is wound in the same > direction as predominant rotation (clockwise). Obviously this exerts > unwinding stress as it rotates. Eventually it starts to unwind. Didn't > turn into spaghetti this time -- only one or two loose strands -- but > they must have bound inside the sleeve because the lower cable snapped > in two. > > Pics have been uploaded to #5939's photo album. Apologies for the > resolution -- I think I've discovered focal length limitations of my > el'cheapo digital camera. I cleaned the lubricant off the square angle > drive crimp, but that golden color on the remainder is my lubricant -- > don't tell me I needed to lubricate my cable! > > Angle drive and upper speedo cable are fine. > > I have a 1985 F-150 with 214,000 miles on the original speedometer > cable, no maintenance whatsoever, and it still works perfectly. > Perhaps THAT is why I sometimes look sideways at my little silver car.... > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/