Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!
Posted by Charles On 2016/9/25 13:59:47
9-25-16
Taking a break from the car right now. So far I have lubed the replacement speedometer cable with graphite and the overdrive cable with grease. The bolts that hold the overdrive knob bracket under the dash are now stripped out and won't hold it in place. The speedometer gear is very tight in the new cable and doesn't appear to go all the way in. It is very easy to insert in the old cable. Argh!
Even with the speedometer inner cable pulled out, the speedometer gear is not fitting easily.
UPDATE: There is definitely something wrong with the new speedo cable and/or my existing speedometer gear. Even with it in the position in the pics it is too tight to move.
I loosely reinstalled the overdrive lockout cable. I will have to look up how to adjust it. I also removed what was left of the overdrive wiring harness. I will make a new one.
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Taking a break from the car right now. So far I have lubed the replacement speedometer cable with graphite and the overdrive cable with grease. The bolts that hold the overdrive knob bracket under the dash are now stripped out and won't hold it in place. The speedometer gear is very tight in the new cable and doesn't appear to go all the way in. It is very easy to insert in the old cable. Argh!
Even with the speedometer inner cable pulled out, the speedometer gear is not fitting easily.
UPDATE: There is definitely something wrong with the new speedo cable and/or my existing speedometer gear. Even with it in the position in the pics it is too tight to move.
I loosely reinstalled the overdrive lockout cable. I will have to look up how to adjust it. I also removed what was left of the overdrive wiring harness. I will make a new one.
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