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***REN69*** · 12-03-2002, 07:31 PM

it was so cold today that I think my speedo cable froze.. it would work fine up until around 70km/h it would start to make a loud high pitched noise.. WTF!!! anyone know how to get rid of this? or is the cable fuxored?

Lafora · 12-03-2002, 07:35 PM

who reads the speedo anyway

as long as the tach works, that's fine

u can guesstimate how fast u'r going anyway :p

Deep · 12-03-2002, 09:42 PM

I'd lube the cable first of all, but you'd be smart to start scouring the wreckers.

***REN69*** · 12-03-2002, 11:00 PM

how would you lube the mofo? and how much work is involved?

TRDragoon · 12-04-2002, 01:36 AM

cable????...i dun think AE92 used cable.....*starts reading the service manual*
i dun see jack shiet about any speedometer cable!!!
o wait......it has speedometer cable adaptor......anyhow....if it did have speedometer cable....probably snapped already consider that its makin the sound all the sudden.....

i gotta open up my panal to see if it actually does have one now... :-?

Flashmn · 12-04-2002, 05:11 AM

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i dun think AE92 used cable

Sure the heck it does

GreyAE92 · 12-04-2002, 12:45 PM

Ya, mines making noises once in a while too. I didn't know lubing would help. Let me know how you make out.

***REN69*** · 12-04-2002, 08:20 PM

it still works.. it was -25 that morning remember.. so it had to be the cold.. it hasn't done it since.. but that sound is nerve wrenching though.. brrrrrr.. makes your ears tingle

is so high pitched and I'm thinking of something that would sound like it.. but I can't think of anything.

TRDragoon · 12-04-2002, 08:26 PM

water in the tube froze???....
its your stereo!!!!
could be disconbodulated confofulments in the stereo!!!! :P

***REN69*** · 12-04-2002, 08:35 PM

nah man.. it started as soon as I hit 60-70km/h and it was coming from the instrument panel.

neil85AE86 · 12-05-2002, 07:23 AM

..my '95 Tercel that is, and I let it warm up for a while, weird..maybe it's a 'shwa thing cause I was on my way to the 'shwa from whitby when it happened

Ya, the cold can have weird affects.

I used to have a Mustang, when it was really really cold the whole car would be frozen stiff and it would ride really rough after hitting a few bumps on the road it would all let go at once with a loud bang

..then it would ride nice again....strangest thing ever.

Neil

***REN69*** · 12-05-2002, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by neil85AE86

..my '95 Tercel that is, and I let it warm up for a while, weird..maybe it's a 'shwa thing cause I was on my way to the 'shwa from whitby when it happened

Ya, the cold can have weird affects.

I used to have a Mustang, when it was really really cold the whole car would be frozen stiff and it would ride really rough after hitting a few bumps on the road it would all let go at once with a loud bang

..then it would ride nice again....strangest thing ever.

Neil

neil.. you're in white be?

hehe.. maybe we should meet up sometime! I never see any ae86's or even ae92's in this area! hehe.. that's why I love my car.. everyone comes up to me and they're like.. what kind of car is that? some dood even asked me why my prelude looked different one time.. I almost kicked his a$$! :x

Flashmn · 12-06-2002, 11:56 AM

I'd say oil the sheath and replace the cable.

TRDragoon · 12-06-2002, 03:43 PM

hey REN!
there 4 SR5 at standards rite now....are you planning on replacing you cable?

***REN69*** · 12-06-2002, 06:36 PM

hmmm... I was thinking about going to standard tomorrow morning (anyone wanna meet up?) maybe I'll pick one up just in case, but I think it might just be grease needed.