Speedometer Cable...

Bad89stang · 11-15-2001, 11:48 PM

My speedo cable keeps coming loose and rattles like hell. Is there some sort of retaining clip that I am missing? Where can I buy one? This is driving me nuts. My car is silent (except for the exhaust) other than this continuing problem. Please help.

bosco · 11-16-2001, 12:35 AM

where is it comming loose from? i had my spedo cable come loose from under the car. One day my spedo stopped working, so a few weeks later, we were under the car and noticed it all burnt up, it had come loose some how and got stuck to the h pipe, i dont know how there connected, but i used a little plastic tie wrap to tie it to the body, so it would stay tight and not move, its been a few month, but somewhere under the driver seat, undernethe the car, i found a place, just check it out if thats where its comming from

Bad89stang · 11-16-2001, 12:43 AM

It is coming loose at the instrument panel. It has a white connector on the end of the cable that looks like it should have a clip holding it on the instrument cluster.

bosco · 11-16-2001, 12:52 AM

is the spedometer working? when my cable burnt, i had to take the dash apart and run the cable through the firewall to the transmission, i wonder if it makes a difference, my car has a mechanical spedo, there arent any computers in my car since its caurberated, but from what i remember, the cable plugged in to the guage and there wasnt any slack really to play with, i dont remember any clip or anything, but i got the cable from a local ford dealership, im sure they would know exactly what you are talking about and have the pieces if you need them, i dont relaly know if i can help you from here, sorry, good luck though.

Bad89stang · 11-16-2001, 02:10 AM

It is working, but it rattles when it moves out from the instrument cluster over time. I will ask Ford if they have a fix for it. Thanks for all of your help.

PKRWUD · 11-16-2001, 06:27 AM

There should be a "clip" on the back of the speedo where the cable goes in. Odds are, yours has broken off. You may need a new speedo, unless a replacement clip can be mounted to the speedo. Call Ford.

Take care,
-Chris

11-15-2001, 11:48 PM	#1
Bad89stang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 456	Speedometer Cable... My speedo cable keeps coming loose and rattles like hell. Is there some sort of retaining clip that I am missing? Where can I buy one? This is driving me nuts. My car is silent (except for the exhaust) other than this continuing problem. Please help. __________________ You're gonna need your seatbelt

11-16-2001, 12:35 AM	#2
bosco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: austin TX Posts: 115	where is it comming loose from? i had my spedo cable come loose from under the car. One day my spedo stopped working, so a few weeks later, we were under the car and noticed it all burnt up, it had come loose some how and got stuck to the h pipe, i dont know how there connected, but i used a little plastic tie wrap to tie it to the body, so it would stay tight and not move, its been a few month, but somewhere under the driver seat, undernethe the car, i found a place, just check it out if thats where its comming from __________________ '87 coupe, 308, world product windsor jr. heads, comp cams 220@.050/.512 @110 deg., roller cam,crane full roller rockers, 4bbl 600cfm holly carb,1 inch spacer, wiend aluminum intake, pullies, msd distributer/ignition, 1 5/8 bbk shorties, off road h-pipe 2 chamber flows, 3.73 posi rear end, P.S.T control arms, steeda tri-ax shifter, t-5, auto meter guages, and more to come (hopefully )

11-16-2001, 12:43 AM	#3
Bad89stang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 456	Speedo cable It is coming loose at the instrument panel. It has a white connector on the end of the cable that looks like it should have a clip holding it on the instrument cluster. __________________ You're gonna need your seatbelt

11-16-2001, 12:52 AM	#4
bosco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: austin TX Posts: 115	is the spedometer working? when my cable burnt, i had to take the dash apart and run the cable through the firewall to the transmission, i wonder if it makes a difference, my car has a mechanical spedo, there arent any computers in my car since its caurberated, but from what i remember, the cable plugged in to the guage and there wasnt any slack really to play with, i dont remember any clip or anything, but i got the cable from a local ford dealership, im sure they would know exactly what you are talking about and have the pieces if you need them, i dont relaly know if i can help you from here, sorry, good luck though. __________________ '87 coupe, 308, world product windsor jr. heads, comp cams 220@.050/.512 @110 deg., roller cam,crane full roller rockers, 4bbl 600cfm holly carb,1 inch spacer, wiend aluminum intake, pullies, msd distributer/ignition, 1 5/8 bbk shorties, off road h-pipe 2 chamber flows, 3.73 posi rear end, P.S.T control arms, steeda tri-ax shifter, t-5, auto meter guages, and more to come (hopefully )

11-16-2001, 02:10 AM	#5
Bad89stang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 456	Speedo cable... It is working, but it rattles when it moves out from the instrument cluster over time. I will ask Ford if they have a fix for it. Thanks for all of your help. __________________ You're gonna need your seatbelt

11-16-2001, 06:27 AM	#6
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	There should be a "clip" on the back of the speedo where the cable goes in. Odds are, yours has broken off. You may need a new speedo, unless a replacement clip can be mounted to the speedo. Call Ford. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

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