Speed Cable

CrazyM · 07-13-2007, 11:35 PM

Hey guys, new here and helping out my buddy. He has an 86.5 supra with a broken speedo cable. Only one we can find is out of a auto(his car is 5speed)both non-turbo.

Will the auto one work?

supradaddy0803 · 07-14-2007, 02:14 AM

If it is the short pig tail of the speedo cable then yes I have replaced one in the 86.5 I used to have and my current 87 there is only one part number for them and you can get them at the dealership for like 11 bucks brand new.

CrazyM · 07-14-2007, 02:35 AM

Is that the piece that connects to the dash?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/1989-89-SUPRA-SPE...QQcmdZViewItem

The green part?

f00g00 · 07-14-2007, 07:59 AM

Yes the green part connects to the dash. That one has both parts, the longer piece and the shorter pigtail that connects to the transmission.
I just went through this and had to replace mine because of my pacesetter headers. Apparently the heat after I wrapped them with header tape melted the inside of the cable and it froze. I put a new cable on and it still didn't work. When it froze it also froze the gear inside the transmission which is a plastic gear and it wore a grove in the center of it and it was stripped. After replacing that it works fine. I also wrapped some heat tape around the cable where it runs above the headers to keep it from melting again.

07-13-2007, 11:35 PM	#1
CrazyM Stock Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Speed Cable Hey guys, new here and helping out my buddy. He has an 86.5 supra with a broken speedo cable. Only one we can find is out of a auto(his car is 5speed)both non-turbo. Will the auto one work?

07-14-2007, 02:14 AM	#2
supradaddy0803 12psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens, TX Posts: 308	If it is the short pig tail of the speedo cable then yes I have replaced one in the 86.5 I used to have and my current 87 there is only one part number for them and you can get them at the dealership for like 11 bucks brand new. __________________ 1987 supra NA 5 speed 1JZGTE swap Tokico Illumina 2 and Eibach springs Tokico pillow blocks Suspension Techniques front and rear sway bar HKS super dragger cat-back exhaust plus test pipe Greddy Profec B spec 2 boost controller HKS type 1 turbo timer Supra sport solid steel drive shaft Walboro 255 fuel pump JZA70 Front end mod 18" Volk Racing AV3 18x8.5 front 18x9.5 rear

07-14-2007, 02:35 AM	#3
CrazyM Stock Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Speedo Cable Is that the piece that connects to the dash? http://cgi.ebay.ca/1989-89-SUPRA-SPE...QQcmdZViewItem The green part? Last edited by CrazyM; 07-14-2007 at 02:48 AM.

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07-14-2007, 07:59 AM	#4
f00g00 12psi boost Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 292	Yes the green part connects to the dash. That one has both parts, the longer piece and the shorter pigtail that connects to the transmission. I just went through this and had to replace mine because of my pacesetter headers. Apparently the heat after I wrapped them with header tape melted the inside of the cable and it froze. I put a new cable on and it still didn't work. When it froze it also froze the gear inside the transmission which is a plastic gear and it wore a grove in the center of it and it was stripped. After replacing that it works fine. I also wrapped some heat tape around the cable where it runs above the headers to keep it from melting again.