Speedo cable removal

kato Disco · Jul 21, 2012

What is the best way to remove the cable from the transfer box. I can see only 1 nut but it is well rounded and pretty much inaccessible. Any tips?

Found the reason for it not working in the first place, some one had routed it past the exhaust and melted it!

Cheers

gse1986 · Jul 21, 2012

either middle seat floor panel up, or from underneath. if its rounded then probably some bolt grippers (irwin I recommend) and some patience.

jamesmartin · Jul 21, 2012

10mm socket on an extension preferaaly 1/4 drive and dont undo all the way leave nut just on can be a bugger to refit and pull retainer up preferably with a telescopic magnet

kato Disco · Jul 21, 2012

That's great thanks, am off to give it a try.

matchmetisse · Jul 21, 2012

Fit a transducer and a td5 speedo

Dads toy · Jul 21, 2012

matchmetisse said:
Fit a transducer and a td5 speedo

But you still have to get the cable out first!

kato Disco · Jul 22, 2012

Still can't get the wee fooker out

discomania · Jul 23, 2012

I WOULD remove the nut if it has badly rounded because you are only going to make it worse for the next time.

A couple of options to get it out, get yourself a 10mm nut remover and get it out, or as the nut is on a stud, with the middle seat out and access panel off cut a slot in the middle of the stud/nut and take the whole lot out with a screw driver. Get a bolt M5 possibly although can't be sure, and cut the head off it, clean up the end (make sure you can wind a nut off the cut end) and then refit that as your stud with some copperslip on it. Now get a new nylock nut to suit.

If you get really stuck, you will need to drop the propshaft, handbrake drum, and remove the back plate giving you loads of room to work.

kato Disco · Jul 24, 2012

discomania said:
I WOULD remove the nut if it has badly rounded because you are only going to make it worse for the next time.

A couple of options to get it out, get yourself a 10mm nut remover and get it out, or as the nut is on a stud, with the middle seat out and access panel off cut a slot in the middle of the stud/nut and take the whole lot out with a screw driver. Get a bolt M5 possibly although can't be sure, and cut the head off it, clean up the end (make sure you can wind a nut off the cut end) and then refit that as your stud with some copperslip on it. Now get a new nylock nut to suit.

If you get really stuck, you will need to drop the propshaft, handbrake drum, and remove the back plate giving you loads of room to work.

First class, thanks

kato Disco · Jul 25, 2012

Finally got it, sorted. Well chuffed.

kato Disco · Jul 27, 2012

Okay so speedo now working even though the dash had to come out about 6times as dials no longer worked, the volt meter aint workin and can't see why

The battery light isn't on when running, does this mean the alternator is ok? See other post

Steve_R1979 · Jul 27, 2012

kato Disco said:
Okay so speedo now working even though the dash had to come out about 6times as dials no longer worked, the volt meter aint workin and can't see why

The battery light isn't on when running, does this mean the alternator is ok? See other post

Battery light isnt supposed to be on when running, so yes its OK, assuming the battery light comes on when you turn the ignition on but before you start it.

If this doesn't come on when you turn the ignition on, and then go out when the engine is running, then the light isn't working for whatever reason.

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