Spedo cable

[rangerrik]

Before I start this project and then run into problems, thought I'd ask if there are any tricks to replacing the speedometer cable on a 63 BJ7. Thanks.

 

[Keoke]

HI a good trick to use is to attach a wire cable or a string on to the speeo cable which will trace the installed path.
So that when you go to install the replacement you know how to properly route it.

 

[vette]

Hi Ranger, Keoke gave you some good advice. Also if the pull was going to be complicated it can be helpful to use the old cable to pull in a messenger wire to use to pull the new cable back thru. Since I haven't put mine back in yet and I don't remember where it lay, (i'm notorious for not taking enough pic) I'm curious where it should go in a BJ7. Seems to me that on the earlier cars, it just dropped down from behind the dash and entered the tunnel thru a slit in the carpet. Please let me know what you discover during this project. thanks, Dave.

 

[CanberraBJ8]

Hi Ranger, Keoke gave you some good advice. Also if the pull was going to be complicated it can be helpful to use the old cable to pull in a messenger wire to use to pull the new cable back thru. Since I haven't put mine back in yet and I don't remember where it lay, (i'm notorious for not taking enough pic) I'm curious where it should go in a BJ7. Seems to me that on the earlier cars, it just dropped down from behind the dash and entered the tunnel thru a slit in the carpet. Please let me know what you discover during this project. thanks, Dave.

Certainly does on my BJ8 - I'm supposing that its correct on my car ;-)

 

[rangerrik]

Hi Ranger, Keoke gave you some good advice. Also if the pull was going to be complicated it can be helpful to use the old cable to pull in a messenger wire to use to pull the new cable back thru. Since I haven't put mine back in yet and I don't remember where it lay, (i'm notorious for not taking enough pic) I'm curious where it should go in a BJ7. Seems to me that on the earlier cars, it just dropped down from behind the dash and entered the tunnel thru a slit in the carpet. Please let me know what you discover during this project. thanks, Dave.

Hi Dave, will do. Ranger

 

[bob hughes]

Yep through the hole in the top of the gear box cover, through a hole in the carpet and up behind the dash. I tried re-routing mine into the engine compartment and back through the fire wall but found that it then did not work so smoothly? I have now purchased a new cable and will rout it up through the gear box cover again.



Bob