speedo cable availability

[burdickjp]

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!

[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.

https://www.google.com/search?output=se ... eedo+cable

Edit:

Might also see if this guy has any left.

http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=110948

[burdickjp]

have you ever seen an MR2 speedo cable? they're miles long.

[milchmann]

[really] ... Yes. I have also seen wire cutters.

[joel26]

^^^^^^^^^^ well try it see if it works for u man and take some pics so we can see...

[burdickjp]

[really] ... Yes. I have also seen wire cutters.

I would also like to see this attempted.

[milchmann]

Different type of cable, same process minus the brazing.


repair cabling...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/access ... ing=search

speedometer shops
http://www.speedometersolutions.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.bobsspeedometer.com/1/120/ca ... asings.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[burdickjp]

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.

[dr.occa]

have you ever seen an MR2 speedo cable? they're miles long.

[really] ... Yes. I have also seen wire cutters.

Different type of cable, same process minus the brazing.
...

... 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:
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[luisae86]

I have a speedo cable for sale good and working FYI