Speedometer cable ?
 

How do i get the speedometer cable to stay attached to the speedometer on my dash? After taking it out yesterday, it will only stay on for a few minutes, and the speedometer will bounce around alot. It is a '72, and the cable seems to just slip on and off of the speedometer. No threads on the cable or speedometer. Thanks for the help!

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Lucas

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My Daily-Driver: '72 Chevy LWB Custom/10. Rebuilt 350, 300 HP thanks to a few go-fast goodies. Ochre with a white top. Future plans include a frame off restoration, and maybe a blown 383.

hmmmm, it should be threaded.

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Andy, in Columbus Ohio

Thats what i thought too. I got a dash for it out of a '69 truck and the speedometer cable and speedometer were threaded. I tried to put my cable on it, but it was too small and wouldn't work. I put my '72 speedometer back in it, and now i can't get it to stay on.

I found out that there is some kind of a snap ring inside of the cable, where it goes on to the speedometer. All i had to do was push on it a little harder. I now have a working speedometer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif.

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Lucas

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My Daily-Driver: '72 Chevy LWB Custom/10. Rebuilt 350, 300 HP thanks to a few go-fast goodies. Ochre with a white top. Future plans include a frame off restoration, and maybe a blown 383.

Interesting, Never heard of that on a 67-72....

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
Need to pick up the one ton Longhorn with a PONTIAC 350/350soon.
Thanks every one! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif
Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio




[This message has been edited by longhornmail (edited March 16, 2002).]

That's correct after 71 they went to the snap on speed odometer, you just have to push a little harder to make it snap on. I hope you put some lube of some kind on before reinstalling it. They make a lube just for speed odometers. Just thinking out loud.

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Andy
71's Are for ever!!! or 67,68,69,70,72 http://geocities.com/chevy71tpi/main.html

say what ? uhmmm i cannot say i have ever disassembled a 71 or 72 that had anything except the normal screw on speedo cable

the threaded ring probably just slid down the cable is all.

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