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03-15-2002, 08:13 PM
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Formerly yellow72custom
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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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!
------------------ Lucas drop_shift@hotmail.com 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.
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'72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg |
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03-15-2002, 08:15 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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hmmmm, it should be threaded.
------------------ '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!  Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio |
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03-15-2002, 08:19 PM
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Formerly yellow72custom
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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.
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'72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg |
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03-16-2002, 02:00 PM
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Formerly yellow72custom
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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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
 .------------------ Lucas drop_shift@hotmail.com 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.
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'72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg |
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03-16-2002, 02:02 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Interesting, Never heard of that on a 67-72....
------------------ '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! 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).] |
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03-21-2002, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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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.
------------------ Andy 71's Are for ever!!! or 67,68,69,70,72 http://geocities.com/chevy71tpi/main.html
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03-21-2002, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: IL
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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. ------------------ -71/C-10(thx teeitup and crews!)350 4+4/CH465(thx 71Chev, GMCPaul, and CPNE)longfleet bed(thnx meathead95)!still building it- -'84 Z28(Z28) 1G1AP87GXEL100000 with H.O. 305/4bbl/190net/hp(L69) 3.73 rear(GT4/YC4) 700R4(MD8-MXO) & other goodies -79 G20 pass van, 350/th350/10bolt, paint is overrated Randy- Lincoln, IL r68c30@hotmail.com © RSS Enterprises 2000 |
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