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Re: Speedo cable broke!

To: grunt2@adelphia.net
Subject: Re: Speedo cable broke!
From: pasgeirsson@juno.com (Paul A Asgeirsson)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 10:07:24 EDT
Cc: dingram@tnet.net, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <000c01bddcbf$a943d0a0$e2033018@tek.dov.adelphia.net>
Reply-to: pasgeirsson@juno.com (Paul A Asgeirsson)
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
If all else fails, let me know.  I have good used drive gear and shaft
assemblies, I'll just send you one, NC.


Paul Asgeirsson
Morriservice
9123 N Clarendon Ave
Portland OR 97213-2750
503-978-3998
PAsgeirsson@juno.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Doug Ingram <dingram@tnet.net>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, September 10, 1998 12:29 AM
>Subject: Speedo cable broke!
>
>
>>My speedometer stopped working suddenly, diagnosis broken cable. 
>Ordered
>and
>>received new cable (marked made in U.K., hope it's decent). Removed 
>old
>>cable to find that it had actually broken in 2 places - one of which 
>was
>>right at the connection to the gearbox. Now I can't get the piece of 
>the
>>shaft out - it severed flush with the end of the threaded part, and I 
>have
>>not been able to grab it with sufficient purchase to perform the
>extraction.
>>I've tried needle nosed pliers, vice grips, wire cutters, all to no 
>avail.
>>An awkward spot to get at.
>>
>>Could it somehow be frozen/stuck in there? Should I spray in some 
>WD-40 to
>>try and loosen it up? Has anyone a magic answer/solution/hint/idea 
>for me?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Doug Ingram
>>Victoria BC
>>1958 Frogeye
>>AN5L/636
>
>


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