[TR] TR6 Speedo Cable Broken

[acekraut11 at aol.com]

 Hello List:

After thinking for almost a year that the head of my TR6 speedo was frozen I
discovered yesterday that the speedo is fine on my car.? The cable is
broken on the opposite end, near the right angle drive, which I knew
but I figured that the speedo had seized and that was where the cable was weakest and had
broke.? Not true since last night I pulled the broken cable out,
snipped off the last 8 inches, stuck the cut end in my drill and fired
the speedo up to 130mph and ran it at that speed for a couple minutes.?
The speedo needle didnt flicker at all, rock steady and the unit didnt
heat up at all so no internal friction.? 

So, for those of you who might have had a similar problem in the past what was your solution.? The angle drive sure seemed to move freely when I installed it and I dont recall any sharp bends in the cable when it was installed.? I do seem to recall that there wasnt a lot of extra length of cable when the cable was installed.? Are there two different length cables?? Maybe one for an OD and for a car with the 4-speed?? Anyone had any problems caused by the right angle drive?

As always, thanks in advance for the collective wisdom and any and all assistance offered.

Cheers,

Aaron


 


Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
2002 Mini Cooper S
Topsham, Maine