[TR] OD Speedometer Cable Route, TR3A

[terryrs at comcast.net]

This having a garage thing is pretty cool.B Have been able to actually do
stuff over the winter, like install the new nylon silentblocs, replace the
rubber boots on the ball joints, pack the wheel bearings outer and (thank you
Randall) inner, restore and install an original OD switch (thank you TeriAnn
and Randall), and more.B Will be installing sealer plates to the firewall in a
few weeks, so this season will be driving to work without getting sand on my
pants!



But next up is to pull the speedometer cable because I'd like to have the
speedometer needle stop wobbling plus/minus 10 miles per hour on the
road.B Two fixes come to mind.B One, pull the cable and grease the
inside.B What's in there now is a light graphite that came out of a bottle in
liquid form.B  The other fix is to re-route the cable to reduce the angle of
the bends as much as possible.B I probably won't have a problem mapping out a
better route for the cable, but thought I'd check on two things with you all.



1)B Since I've had this wildly fluctuating speedometer (even after rebuild by
Mo-Ma), I assume the cable has been hanging up for three years now.B  Does it
seem likely that the cable is buggered up inside and should be replaced, since
I'm going to all the work of removing and reinstalling it (and don't want to
have to repeat it).B And



2) Does anybody have a trick for routing the OD cable?B  For instance, is
there supposed to be a 90 degree elbow off the transmission, something like
that?



What a difference a roof makes in winter!



Terry Smith, '59 TR3A

New Hampshire