Cascade Crew

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: I hate speedometer cables

I'm venting..........damn cable seized up and when it did the driven gear stopped and that made the drive gear walk forward on the main shaft. So...............have to pull the trans to push it back in place. It's so tight in there no way to get anything on it and move it back into position. Second time this has happened to me. All this over an stinking $8.50 speedo cable.

There goes my two days off before I work 10 days straight. Had other "fun" things I wanted to do to the car instead of pulling the trans again. Bashy Bashy

305 302eater · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:43 am Post subject:

I would leave the speedo cable unhooked of i were you. To me that isn't worth going through, more then once for that matter.

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:

Well..........this is a computer car. I have an SES light for a speed sensor problem, and the car dies when I come to a light.......the computer doesn't know what's going on, car moving, stopped, ect. So not much choice but to fix it really.

At least I have two days of to be able to fix it. Should be thankful for that I guess.

FiveLiterRiceEater · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

I dont have the speedo hooked up in my car either, and I have the same problem... The car likes to die when I come to a stop... I usually just give it a quick rev and it will be fine...

scott in wa. · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: tranni

That’s a tail shaft only thing, I think.

Shouldn’t be too bad if it’s not raining.
I haven’t done my correct Speedo gears yet, but soon.
Doesn't look like it’s too bad of a job, as long as you got some good company helping you. And it is a tail shaft only thing
Scott

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

Well.........no help for me. All alone today.

On a T5 to get to the speedo drive gear you have to pull the trans apart. It isn't just remove the extension housing on it unfortunately. Been there.......done this before............I'm sorry to say.

Just got the console out and the shifter removed. Now the underneath stuff....................got to remember what size the huge bolts are holding the spohn torque arm on. Was nice to have that nice aluminum driveshaft......it's very light to move around.

scott in wa. · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: Ah,

I assumed it was an auto, Not a T-5.

Humm, You need teenagers....for helpers.

lol..

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Ah,

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject:

Ok........more fun with the project. Chevy has discontinued the gears I have in my trans. So............now I start looking for any gears I can get, and have the little reducer box regeared Sad

Ok........have totally struck out here.

Anyone have a good set of speedo gears out of a T5 around the portland area??

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject:

try trans shops and the speedo place on 4th plain

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject:

Tired the speedo shop on 4th plain, they have driven gears only, and the two in Portland have nothing. Trans shops told me they don't do many T5's.

Years ago I chucked a blown T5, wish I'd have saved the speedo gears.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

It's A&B Radiator and Speedometer service. 360-256-1560.

When I changed from 3.08's to 3.42's I'd just rebuilt my transmission and really didn't want to rip it apart to do a gear change. So I went to A&B and had them make me a little speedometer correction gear box. It just screws on where your cable goes, then the speedo cable screws onto the gear box. They ran my car on the rollers and then calculated what I needed for a correction. As I recall cost me about $70 installed. It was my cable that screwed things up this time, not this little gear box.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject:

alloy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

Here's a pic of the speedo correction box.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject:

where do you get those? can you get them for VSS cars?

alloy · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:11 am Post subject:

Got it at A&B radiator and speedometer. Not sure if it works for electric speedos or not. Call and ask them.

alloy · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

I went to A&B today to get a driven gear. He calculated I needed a 22 tooth gear. Sold it to me for $7. I got back home put it in, and a little later went back and had them run my car on the rollers to check the accuracy of my speedo. Turns out he gave me a 22 and I needed a 21. He gave me the 21 for free, and didn't charge me a thing for running the car on the rollers.

I will be back there again if there is anything I ever need in the way of speedo parts. Needless to say I was a very happy camper after leaving there.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

i have no phone book, anyone have their number?

alloy · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: