[Mgs] Speedo cable stuck in speedo

[Max Heim]

I’m afraid your speedometer is damaged. If the cable protrudes too far into the instrument, it will damage the whatchamacallit, and in your case it seems to have happened — actually being stuck is a pretty good indication it went in too far.

BTW this may have been the result of not having the proper washer on the other end of the cable. But on MGEXP there have been reports of new cables that are too long, as well.

Anyway, I don't think this is a home fix. Here are some resources:

Palo Alto Speedometer 
Nissonger
Mo-Ma Instruments


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Max Heim
mvheim at sonic.net



> On Aug 19, 2020, at 3:07 PM, Douglas McKinnie <d.mckinnie at usa.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Update: Mine had no angle-drive at the speedo, just an angle drive on the
> transmission end.
> 
> I just had feet of "inner" cable attached to the speedo and unwilling to come
> away from it. 
> 
> Following advice here and elsewhere, I grabbed the cable with pliers and
> wiggled and pulled and it did come loose!
> 
> Now it is reinstalled with a new cable, no angle drive at either end.
> Unfortunately, although the odometer and trip meter work fine now, the speed
> needle is very steady at "0" regardless of the speed of the car. It did work
> fine being spun by an anticlockwise drill with the old cable, so I fear that
> my wiggle-and-pull extra force routine has done some damage internal to the
> speedo.
> 
> More research, more thinking!
> 
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