speedo cable length

[DJFox]

help -speedo cable issues

I am installing a new speedo cable and i am running into a problem. The metal piece that extends out of the cable that goes through the speedo senser is not long enough to go into the speedo gear itself. It is about an inch away from being long enough. my car is a 90 gt, is there anyway i could of gotten the wrong size cable? Thanks in advance for your reply - Jim

 

[93GreenLX]

make sure it is not a 2.3 cable

 

[DJFox]

how do i do check it out and make sure? at the dealership i told them 90 gt 5.0L

 

[93GreenLX]

i can't find any hard inf osaying one way or another that the cables are the same or different on the 5.0 2.3 AOD T-5, anything...I'll keep looking

 

[93GreenLX]

same part number...hmmmmm

 

[jerryD]

you didn't happen to check the length with the old cable did you? can you reroute it any? is the VSS on there as well?

 

[DJFox]

its not that the cable is too short, its that the metal piece that extends out of the cable and goes through the vss and into the speedo gear is too short. the metal piece is going through the vss but is an inch short of going in to the speedo gear itself

 

[DJFox]

has anyone changed their speedo cable and know what i mean about the end with the metal piece sticking out. mine is not lonf enough to go in to the speedo gear on the end of the speedo sensor

 

[NoSloCoupes]

Try pulling on that piece to get some slack...it will move a little. Have you tried just plugging it in and seeing if it works?

 

[DJFox]

i tried to pull it out. is there maybe a piece that the speedo cable goes in the vss that turns the speedo gear. Maybe I am missing that ?

 

[DJFox]

bump

 

[DJFox]

stilll trying to figure this out

 

[jrichker]

If I remember correctly, there is about 3/4"-1" of cable that sticks out beyond the housing. There is nothing to keep it from sliding back into the housing if the speedo head unit is not connected to the cable. The cable on the head unit end has a washer or stop made onto it to keep the cable from sliding up and out of the VSS sensor .

 

[DJFox]

the cable is already connected to the inst. cluster

 

[jrichker]

the cable is already connected to the inst. cluster

In that case, I have no ideas that will help.