Re: Speedometer cable

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/11/12 22:23:03

Done and done, Pat. I did pull the speedometer out of the dash and it went very well, easier than I anticipated. (THAT sure doesn't happen very often!!) I also removed the inner cable from the casing and it seemed to be in very good shape, I wouldn't call it 'wet' or greasy, but it did have a very thin film of what was probably very light machine oil on it. Barely made my hands dirty when I coiled it up and put a bar-tie on it. The actual mechanical part of removing the gauge is very straightforward, the hard part is actually getting 'up there' and getting wrenches on the nuts and not losing then as they come off, etc. It's a confined work space and it sure ain't easy getting ones head up in there to be able to see what the heck is going on! A headband trouble light is a God-send and Joe's (Santana) 'invention' of putting a trouble light on the open air vent out side on the hood to throw some light on the subject is pure genius. Also Cartrich, when you are removing yours, the shared holes on the speedo and the other gauge clusters are only 'half holes' (see photos) and if you take one side off and just loosen the other side, the unit can be wiggled free. This will make it easier on reassembly as well. Couple of pics... Chris.

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