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I just got the new gray speedo cable from TRF (great sale going on for tr3). Looking at my car, the cable will have to take a very tight 90 degree turn to stay under the tunnel and make it up front. I didn't get a 90 degree fitting with my car so, what gives? Just make the bend and go for it?
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Overdrive speedo cable question
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TR3driver
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It should NOT be making a sharp bend at all. The cable comes out through the slot in the side of the tunnel, then through the floor behind the hand brake lever. Wide gradual turn out against the RH frame rail, then up the firewall on the RH side and across in front of the battery.
That's why the OD speedo cable is so much longer than the non-OD.
That's why the OD speedo cable is so much longer than the non-OD.
TR3driver
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Nope, just the handbrake boot that covers all of it. Since I've got a 4-synchro box in my TR3, which is just a bit longer than the original 3-synchro, I added a split piece of rubber tubing where the cable goes through the floor, so it wouldn't rub on the edge of the opening. But you probably don't need even that with a stock gearbox.
If memory serves, there is a clip that holds the cable to the RH frame rail, then another one on the ledge in front of the battery box. Otherwise it just lays loose.
Oh yeah, there is a grommet where the cable enters the cabin over by the pedal box. A real PITA to install over the nut on the speedo end. Soaking the grommet in silicone spray seems to help, a little.
If memory serves, there is a clip that holds the cable to the RH frame rail, then another one on the ledge in front of the battery box. Otherwise it just lays loose.
Oh yeah, there is a grommet where the cable enters the cabin over by the pedal box. A real PITA to install over the nut on the speedo end. Soaking the grommet in silicone spray seems to help, a little.
TR3driver
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Of what, Keith? Here's all I can find at the moment, which shows the cable crossing in front of the battery
PS, this was taken after the car was wrecked, which is why lots of things appear to be partially disassembled. Later they were completely disassembled
PS, this was taken after the car was wrecked, which is why lots of things appear to be partially disassembled. Later they were completely disassembled