So the speedo drive in my 86 decided it REALLY liked the sheath it had been spinning in for near 30 years and gave it a nice big hug. It bound to the inside of the sheath and the drive end sheared off.
For those of you who have broken drives, but good sheaths my local Toyota parts guy suggested an AC Delco product which is a "trim to length" speedo drive. It includes a long drive and an attachable drive end which he says is epoxied on after trimming.
Sounds awesome, except I haven't yet been able to remove the death grip my drive has on it's sheath. I need a new speedo cable assembly. I can't find one new.
SO!
Do any cars of similar vintage have a compatible speedo cable? MA70? FC3S? Z31?
How long is the manual trans AE86 cable? I'd like an idea before digging in the yards, though I guess I'll be taking mine out to check mating compatibility ANYWAY!
Re: speedo cable availability
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 11:21 pm
by milchmann
I am not sure about compatibility, you might try an MR2. There are a few for sale on e-bay too ... they are kind of proud of them though.
milchmann wrote:Different type of cable, same process minus the brazing.
Great video, and if it comes to it I'm sure I have an AW11 cable around here somewhere I could butcher in an attempt to make it work, but for the sake of argument I didn't see him once use a wire cutters.
Re: speedo cable availability
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:24 pm
by dr.occa
burdickjp wrote:have you ever seen an MR2 speedo cable? they're miles long.
milchmann wrote:[really] ... Yes. I have also seen wire cutters.
milchmann wrote:Different type of cable, same process minus the brazing.
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burdickjp wrote:... but for the sake of argument I didn't see him once use a wire cutters.
LMAO!
Jeff, check this thread out and see if it gives you any ideas: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=878" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: speedo cable availability
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 10:00 pm
by luisae86
I have a speedo cable for sale good and working FYI