Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:10:52 -0700
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable
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I found that mine a few years back was too long. I zip tied it to the frame and that's when I had binding/bouncing issues. Possibly it has to do with the path of the cable or something?
Jeff
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> On Jul 12, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> Certainly the Gemo I have in there was very tight, but whether that is a good thing - preventing lateral flexing and chatter - or whether it causes binding and torsional stresses that cause chatter...I dunno. I'm not really surprised that a part that wholesales for ~ $10-15, in relatively small production runs, would have QC issues with lots here and there. Not like we don't see that with many other aftermarket only van parts (window regulators anyone?).
>
> I'm not diss'ing Van-Cafe either, but I got this one from them, and I don't know if every one they have is from the same lot or not. So it's a crapshoot. Just hoping someone had had good, recent, luck with a particular brand/supplier. Ah well, thanks anyway!
>
> Keith Hughes
> '86 Westy GenV (Marvin)
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable
> To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com>
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 9:02 AM
>
> I should have known that you be
> on top of things Keith. It's interesting that there are
> bum cables for sale. Do you get the impression that the
> cable liner is tight to the cable or maybe even scarred or
> torn somewhere in the run? Or even a manufacturing defect,
> little kink made in the cable before it's inserted in
> housing. That would be a big oversight at the factory.
>
> Getting lube down a cable
> housing is a pain if you can't use one of those cable
> lubing attachments. It's tempting to think that more
> lube is the answer.
>
> Anyway,
> I'm out of suggestions :-)
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
>> On Jul 12, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Keith Hughes
> <keithahughes@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
> Alistair,
>>
>> Thanks.
> Yes, new dustcap with the cable install. I pulled the cap
> yesterday and ran the cable with a drill, and still have the
> bounce. I lubed the cable well with 3-in-1 oil on install
> (it was quite difficult to turn by hand). I adjusted the
> cable to minimize it, but still there. I heard from FAS
> where my conversion was done that they have had a lot of
> cable issues with Gemo over the last year, and had to
> replace a bunch. Apparently that's been resolved, but I
> don't want to dump another $50, delivered, only to get
> another old-stock cable with the same issues.
>>
>> Keith Hughes
>> '86 Westy GenV (Marvin)
>>
> --------------------------------------------
>> On Wed, 7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>>
>> Subject:
> Re: Speedometer Cable
>> To: "Keith
> Hughes" <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 8:13 AM
>>
>> Keith,
>>
>> It's been a
> while since I've worked
>> with 2wd
> cable, but seeing as no one else has chimed in,
>> I'll take a stab.
>>
>
>> Is
>> the square
> hole in the cap on the hub, where the cable end
>> goes thru, in good shape? I mean is it
> square to match the
>> cable end? And the
> little circlip on the cable end in place?
>>
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2017,
> at
>> 6:45 PM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> To all you
>> folks
> that have struggled with the bouncy speedo needle, has
>> anyone found a reliably good replacement
> cable? I replaced
>> mine with a Van-Cafe
> version early this year (Gemo brand)
>>
> and it reduced the bouncing but still there. Just
> installed
>> a rebuilt speedo head from
> GoWesty, and have the same
>> bouncing
> problems (causing my cruise control to be glitchy).
>> I've done all of the tweaking and
> adjusting I can to
>> little avail.
> I've seen good reviews of cables from most
>> of the usual suspect vendors, and bad
> reviews from most as
>> well. Seems a lot
> of QC issues with most, apparently.
>>>
>
>>> What say you list
>> gurus? Anyone with a tried and true, used
> to bounce like
>> kangaroo on meth but now
> stable as a glacier, replacement
>>
> suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>> Keith Hughes
>>> '86 Westy GenV
>> (Marvin)
>>
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