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Speedo Cable #983313 04/30/11 06:39 PM 04/30/11 06:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car Mopar_Country OP pro stock
Mopar_Country OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car	Just put a new speedo cable on the Dart and took it for a ride. Got back and parked it in the garage and shut it off, looked down and I'm still doing 55 . What I am wondering has anyone else had this happen, do they take a few miles to "loosen" up? I pulled the cable out and lubed it before install and it has no sharp bends or turns.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Mopar_Country] #983314 04/30/11 07:36 PM 04/30/11 07:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: do they take a few miles to "loosen" up? no, Was the speedo Ok b 4 & there was a cable prob, noise or needle jumping (from sticking/releasing cable) live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: RapidRobert] #983315 04/30/11 09:24 PM 04/30/11 09:24 PM
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Mopar_Country OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car	It worked fine before, Ive just been changing things out and upgrading parts. It still works it just sticks now. It does return to normal after a couple of minutes. I guess I double check the cable and make sure it doesn't have a tight bend somewhere.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Mopar_Country] #983316 04/30/11 09:45 PM 04/30/11 09:45 PM
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Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	You can remove the end from the trans and put it in a drill. You will have to spin it COUNTERclockwise to get the speedo to read. This may help isolate the problem. I would tend to think that the speedometer itself is to blame. How ELSE could the needle stick at 55 mph? The cable stops spinning when the car stops, right?

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Kern Dog] #983317 04/30/11 11:27 PM 04/30/11 11:27 PM
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Mopar_Country OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car	Well it didn't do it until I changed the speedo pinion and cable. I made the change because I upgraded to an 8 3/4 rear with different gears and needed the new pinion, so I figured why not change the cable, the clip that held the cable to the back of the speedo was cracked and starting to break I'll have to check and make sure I got it on the back the way it should be I guess. I will try the drill tomorrow and see if I can isolate it. It did not hang up previous to the change, that's what has me confused.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: RapidRobert] #983318 04/30/11 11:30 PM 04/30/11 11:30 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car Mopar_Country OP pro stock
Mopar_Country OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car	Quote: Quote: do they take a few miles to "loosen" up? no, Was the speedo Ok b 4 & there was a cable prob, noise or needle jumping (from sticking/releasing cable) No jumping, no noise, but it did seem to read a little lower than what it should.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Mopar_Country] #983319 04/30/11 11:31 PM 04/30/11 11:31 PM
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268RTs4ME super stock 2 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 938 Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901	Did you lube the new cable??

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: 268RTs4ME] #983320 04/30/11 11:33 PM 04/30/11 11:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car Mopar_Country OP pro stock
Mopar_Country OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,216 Under My Car	Yes, I pulled it out and used the lube supplied from one end to the other.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Mopar_Country] #983321 05/01/11 12:39 AM 05/01/11 12:39 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,406 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN... N NITROUSN I Live Here
NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,406 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	Quote: Just put a new speedo cable on the Dart and took it for a ride. Got back and parked it in the garage and shut it off, looked down and I'm still doing 55 . What I am wondering has anyone else had this happen, do they take a few miles to "loosen" up? I pulled the cable out and lubed it before install and it has no sharp bends or turns. Well the cable is just a mechanical rotational transfer device. Hence car stops cable stops. If the head is hanging up and showing mph then the problem is in the head.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: NITROUSN] #983322 05/01/11 12:57 AM 05/01/11 12:57 AM
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Ramrod39 My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,105 Tucson, AZ	My Road Runner did that after I reasembled it. If I hit 55 the speedo stuck there. Tap it with my finger and it would drop back to zero. The problem was in the speedo head.

Re: Speedo Cable [Re: Mopar_Country] #983323 05/01/11 11:11 AM 05/01/11 11:11 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,396 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,396 It's a dry heat	Although very unlikely but , Make sure the cable isn't binding where it enters at the backside of speedometer head. If it's ok, you have internal speedometer issues.

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