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Speedo Cable!
xxx - 11/5/06 at 09:20 PM

Thanks for all your help on this forum, I finally get my car back and the road and....

The speedo stops working. The engine is a 1300xflow I am pretty sure there is a cable that runs from the dial and into the transmission somewhere! Ive been underneath tonight and had a look. It seems there is a small square hole in a little 'prong' that sticks out just before the prop and the cable seems to have been pressed into a square shape at the end.

Has it just fallen out and needs sticking back in? How do I secure the cable in the hole?

Pics (sorry for the quality, they're off my phone and I was in a very awkward position):
Cable and hole:


Hole:


Cheers

Colin


mookaloid - 11/5/06 at 09:25 PM

there should be an internal circlip which goes inside the casting on top of the cable once it is pushed home.

I guess it has fallen out and got lost so you will need another.

Cheers

Mark


Ketchup - 11/5/06 at 09:25 PM

if the cable still has the square end on it then it has not snapped at the gearbox end.. normally the cables cover has got a flared end that fits in the hole on the box and is secured with a circlip that sits in a small groove that you can just about see in the photo


Ketchup - 11/5/06 at 09:26 PM

beaten by a few seconds!


xxx - 11/5/06 at 09:53 PM

Cheers for the quick replies guys!

Any ideas where I may get such a part and what to ask for?

Thanks again

Colin


mookaloid - 11/5/06 at 10:04 PM

err ford dealer?

The circlip that holds the speedo cable into the gearbox?

Cheers

Mark