Hammer'n'tongs
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Hi folks,
I'm at the final stages of the 90 rebuild. A new replacement speedo cable (cheapo) fits the square drive socket on the old transfer box, but not the (also old) replacement box. The square socket on the box I am using is too small to accept the square shaft!
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere on the forom, but I had a quick search, and it doesn't seem to be a common issue..
The square end of the old cable shaft is solid, so I could easily file down its faces slightly, and fettle it to fit. The plastic clock connector on the other end, however, is dead, and hence the replacement. But the end of the new cable shaft is wound all the way, and I am concerned that it would ruin the cable to remove any material.
The real sob story is that ive been working on this (my first rebuild) for over a year, and simply need the truck on the road so I can use it for work. But finishing it is so tedious and time consuming, having overcome many issues, but essentially the wiring is what is really phasing me. I have been waiting for a auto electrician to help me with this since October.
The transfer box now has EP90 oil in it, and I want to avoid stripping anything else off. Do I need a specific speedo cable to fit the ever so slightly smaller drive socket?
I'm at the final stages of the 90 rebuild. A new replacement speedo cable (cheapo) fits the square drive socket on the old transfer box, but not the (also old) replacement box. The square socket on the box I am using is too small to accept the square shaft!
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere on the forom, but I had a quick search, and it doesn't seem to be a common issue..
The square end of the old cable shaft is solid, so I could easily file down its faces slightly, and fettle it to fit. The plastic clock connector on the other end, however, is dead, and hence the replacement. But the end of the new cable shaft is wound all the way, and I am concerned that it would ruin the cable to remove any material.
The real sob story is that ive been working on this (my first rebuild) for over a year, and simply need the truck on the road so I can use it for work. But finishing it is so tedious and time consuming, having overcome many issues, but essentially the wiring is what is really phasing me. I have been waiting for a auto electrician to help me with this since October.
The transfer box now has EP90 oil in it, and I want to avoid stripping anything else off. Do I need a specific speedo cable to fit the ever so slightly smaller drive socket?
