speedo cable question

mr2silvertop · 04-15-2007, 04:00 PM

I feel like an idiot for asking but does anyone know if there is a defference in the speedometer cable in 86 n/a and a 88 sc and if anyone has ever replace the speedometer cable can i get a quick tutorial

Ben · 04-15-2007, 04:02 PM

The Speedo Cable Is Just Like A Garden Hose In Terms Of Replacing It. Trace The Cable And Just Unscrew It - Like I Said, Its Just Like A Garden Hose.

mr2silvertop · 04-15-2007, 04:06 PM

ok but routing is it easy?

Ben · 04-15-2007, 04:41 PM

Never Really Seen The Routing On A MK1, Just Do One Cable At A Time And Remember Where Everything Goes....

mr2silvertop · 04-15-2007, 08:36 PM

has anybody on here "really" done this on an mk1 and to refer to my first question are the yrs. diff.

CpuZapper · 04-17-2007, 02:00 AM

The years are the same. I've replaced mine 3 times. The first two it never occured to be that I had a bad engine ground and it was using my speedo cable as a ground instead. It sucks replacing. I put my car on 4 jackstands so I could be free moving around underneath it. A lift might actually be more difficult since I found being on a rolling creeper to be very nice since you will be spending a good deal of time under the car. You have to take off all of the under body plastic protectors that cover the tunnel, engine, and steering rack. Then it's best to remove it from the dash end first. Take the cluster out, then work the top part of the speedo cable from the cockpit into the frunk. Once that is out, feed the cluster end of the new cable back in. Then take the old speedo cable and force it out the other hole into the steering rack area. Feed the new cable in engine end first and then just swap clips from the old cable over to the new as you work from the front to the back. You will probably have some difficulty with the rubber grommet that seals the frunk, but keep fighting with it and it will work. Make sure there are no kinks, and that the cable spins freely.

chgman · 05-07-2007, 06:49 PM

I also have a problem with the speedometer cable. So I pulled it loose from the transmission and put the end in a drill to see if it was the cable. The The spin on the cable made my speedometer go so I figure the cable is ok. I hope the tranny speedometer gear is not broken. Is that common?

seven_mgte · 05-08-2007, 12:45 AM

it's not unheard of, but i wouldn't say it is extremely common.

04-15-2007, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
mr2silvertop the guy w/da mr2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dallas,georgia Posts: 183 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	speedo cable question I feel like an idiot for asking but does anyone know if there is a defference in the speedometer cable in 86 n/a and a 88 sc and if anyone has ever replace the speedometer cable can i get a quick tutorial

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04-15-2007, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 4,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 309 Times in 284 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (16/100% )	The Speedo Cable Is Just Like A Garden Hose In Terms Of Replacing It. Trace The Cable And Just Unscrew It - Like I Said, Its Just Like A Garden Hose.

04-15-2007, 04:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr2silvertop the guy w/da mr2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dallas,georgia Posts: 183 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	ok but routing is it easy?

04-15-2007, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 4,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 309 Times in 284 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (16/100% )	Never Really Seen The Routing On A MK1, Just Do One Cable At A Time And Remember Where Everything Goes....

04-15-2007, 08:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
mr2silvertop the guy w/da mr2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dallas,georgia Posts: 183 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	has anybody on here "really" done this on an mk1 and to refer to my first question are the yrs. diff.

04-17-2007, 02:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
CpuZapper RallyRacer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 482 Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	The years are the same. I've replaced mine 3 times. The first two it never occured to be that I had a bad engine ground and it was using my speedo cable as a ground instead. It sucks replacing. I put my car on 4 jackstands so I could be free moving around underneath it. A lift might actually be more difficult since I found being on a rolling creeper to be very nice since you will be spending a good deal of time under the car. You have to take off all of the under body plastic protectors that cover the tunnel, engine, and steering rack. Then it's best to remove it from the dash end first. Take the cluster out, then work the top part of the speedo cable from the cockpit into the frunk. Once that is out, feed the cluster end of the new cable back in. Then take the old speedo cable and force it out the other hole into the steering rack area. Feed the new cable in engine end first and then just swap clips from the old cable over to the new as you work from the front to the back. You will probably have some difficulty with the rubber grommet that seals the frunk, but keep fighting with it and it will work. Make sure there are no kinks, and that the cable spins freely.

05-07-2007, 06:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
chgman 88MR2SC Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I also have a problem with the speedometer cable. So I pulled it loose from the transmission and put the end in a drill to see if it was the cable. The The spin on the cable made my speedometer go so I figure the cable is ok. I hope the tranny speedometer gear is not broken. Is that common?

05-08-2007, 12:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
seven_mgte Cage Fighter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coquitlam, BC.ca Posts: 327 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	it's not unheard of, but i wouldn't say it is extremely common.