RE: [DML] Re: Speedo Angle Drive Question

["John Hervey" <john@xxxx>]

Why can't the small cable be made from a flexable solid material. Why does
it have to be like the bicycle cable with squared and soldered ends.Surley
it doesn't have to move over an 1/8" or less.
John


-----Original Message-----
From: Harold McElraft [mailto:hmcelraft@xxxx]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 6:45 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Re: Speedo Angle Drive Question


Bill

Are you sure that the cable was not a replacement itself. Once upon
a time I was going to replace the inner cable because of a crimp -
so, when I got ready to put it in I noticed the new one was in fact
wound the wrong way - the original one was not. After some checking
I discovered that they come both ways depending on the application
(I had gotten a universal cable that comes with a cute plastic end
with some epoxy to hold it in place). I could not find a universal
that was wound the correct way and eventually went with the OEM
replacement, which was wound the correct direction.

Harold McElraft - 3354

-- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>
wrote:
> Finally autopsied speedo. Right angle grears fine (yay!). Problem
is
> short cable that passes through spindle. Square cimp end is unwound
> and mangled. In its infinite wisdom DMC wound in opposite
direction of
> predominant wheel rotation. All it takes is disturbance to one
strand
> and cable will destroy itself from wheel movement alone.
>
> Wheel disc is fine BTW.
>
> I've got angle drive off car but can't figure out how to remove
short
> cable from its gear. Does anyone know how to separate the two? If I
> can remove short cable, will replace with cut down parts house
cable.
> More complicated back up plan otherwise -- will post if that's
what it
> comes to.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939



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