Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:19:44 -0700
Reply-To: Pat Spragge <spraggepat@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Pat Spragge <spraggepat@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable
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I'm not receiving any either
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> On Jul 12, 2017, at 12:00 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>
> I'm not receiving Any of Keith Hughes EMails ~ Anyone else with this issue & anyone have an idea as to why ~
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>> On 12 Jul , 2017, at 12:10 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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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