Hi Everyone
Happy New Year to you all. Just a question re LC/LJ speedo cables. My LC has a 308 and Trimatic with the shift on the drivers side. The speedo cable goes from the speedo, through the firewall and into a small aluminium looking mechanism. Another cable then goes from the other side of the mechanism into the tranny. I have snapped the cable (probably because I didnt route it properly under the dash) and I am not sure if its a standard 6cyl cable, a V8 one or a custom one. How many types are there? How do I know which one I have.
All help appreciated.
Cheers
Nando
Correct Speedo Cable
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, Yesterday, 02:46 PM
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Posted Yesterday, 03:34 PM
I\The "aluminium mechanism" sounds to me like speedo converter.
The 2 cables will be custom. One from the auto to the converter & one from the converter to the speedo.
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Posted Yesterday, 03:47 PM
I\The "aluminium mechanism" sounds to me like speedo converter.
The 2 cables will be custom. One from the auto to the converter & one from the converter to the speedo.
Dr Terry
Thanks Dr Terry. I'll get under it tomorrow and pull the cable out and then I'll try and match it up. The converter I assume is to converts from manual gearbox speed cable to auto? I am hoping the piece from the speed to converter is the standard 1600mm long speedo cable.
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Posted Yesterday, 03:56 PM
No, the converter corrects the speedo reading, if/when a diff ratio or tyre size is changed.
See an instrument guy to get a new cable made, not expensive.
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Posted Yesterday, 04:02 PM
No, the converter corrects the speedo reading, if/when a diff ratio or tyre size is changed.
See an instrument guy to get a new cable made, not expensive.
Dr Terry
Ok got it, so the bit from the back of the speedo to converter won't be standard?
Any clues who I could go to in Melbourne? There's Howard Isntruments in Heidelberg but I'm no chance of getting anything out of them anytime soon.
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Posted Yesterday, 06:47 PM
No, the converter corrects the speedo reading, if/when a diff ratio or tyre size is changed.
See an instrument guy to get a new cable made, not expensive.
Dr Terry
Or see a cable guy!
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