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Title: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: mashed on 06 December 2007, 18:12

Hi Guy's my speedo cable snapped last night, I was trying to change it earlier, And the end bit fell off!!! is this gonna mess up my gearbox if i drive with it? still in their??? :sick: :sick:

Any suggestions Needed!!!!!!


Thanks
Mashed

Title: Re: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: Uruk Hai on 06 December 2007, 18:22

I'm almost sure that others on here have had this problem and carry on useing there car's as normal after putting a new speedo drive gear on  :smiley:

Title: Re: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: Simpson on 06 December 2007, 18:55

if you can get it out try and catch it but its probably too late, it wil just get mashed up in the cogs as its only plastic, you might want to do a gear oil change in a month or so and lots of bits will come out, you may have trouble selcting one of the gears at some point, i found that if this happened i set off in another gear i.e. second and then it dislodged it, dont try to hard to ram it into gear, don't worry though it shouldnt do any harm  :smiley:

Title: Re: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: mashed on 06 December 2007, 19:09

 :smiley: Thanks, I will have to get a new one this weekend!!!!!!

Bloody car, I think i'll pay a mechanic now!!!!

Title: Re: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: Mr Ed on 08 December 2007, 13:25

I managed to fish mine out with this sort of thing:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spring-Claw-Flexible-Grabber-Tool_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ190173401825

Got fed up with 3rd gear disappearing all the time!

Title: Re: HELP!!!! Dropped End bit off speedo cable in gearbox!
Post by: rubjonny on 10 December 2007, 16:11

and when you go to fit a new gear, make sure the cclip is still on the cable or the new one will fall off as well!