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spedo drive cables
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:22 pm
by Red_Zook
who here has a working spedo??
out of about 10 of my friends with zooks only about 4 have working speedo's. is this a common problem?
i have just pulled my cable out and it is snaped
just wondering thats all.
spose just another common zook problem?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:43 pm
by nicbeer
Mines snagged on rock so does not work now.
A mates broke at the transfer end as well.
cheers
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:07 pm
by 84ZOOKSTA
Mine speedo is all good but is about 12% out due to the larger tyres.
I normally use the GPS to indicate my speed.
Simon.
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:45 pm
by derelict_frog
Mine worked today for the first time in about a year, then died about 10 mins later again...
The trip meter works though, is that a different cable?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:57 pm
by Red_Zook
derelict_frog wrote:Mine worked today for the first time in about a year, then died about 10 mins later again...
The trip meter works though, is that a different cable?
sounds like u got a farked dash cluster.. hobart truck spairs have a tacho one that will fit yours i think with like 80,000 clicks on it.. go ask em.
Phil
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:16 pm
by derelict_frog
My 325K ticking over is kool though, its ok sif i could speed ne way, and if i do i have an excuse
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:11 pm
by Spike_Sierra
mine doesnt work
either does my mates
sucks
cbf getting another one, probably just break again.
i do rev speed, getting quite good at it now.
2500rpm, oops better slow down only a P plater still
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:03 am
by Pat Murray
Sierras do not go through speedo cables any more than other trucks. It is a little difficult to replace them but loosening the heater from the firewall will enable you to remove the old one and replace it with the new. Just requires a little patience is all. And who wants to drive a Zook that is not working properly anyway!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:48 pm
by Red_Zook
Pat Murray wrote: who wants to drive a Zook that is not working properly anyway!
Pat are you hinting here?
i have to give u a call later on.. i think the rocklobster gears might be the go...
Phil
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:55 pm
by ausyota
Pat Murray wrote:Sierras do not go through speedo cables any more than other trucks. It is a little difficult to replace them but loosening the heater from the firewall will enable you to remove the old one and replace it with the new. Just requires a little patience is all. And who wants to drive a Zook that is not working properly anyway!
I replaced the one on the wifes zook and after a couple of hours of swearing I realised that if it was this hard to do it would be a pain in the arse next time a rock /tree hit it.
So I gave the old one the snip and routed the new one though an easier part of the dash
. And I chopped a little chunk out of the bottom of the cluster so you can pull it out over the little switch on the steering column.
Much easier to do next time now 10min job max.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:29 am
by alien
after driving by RPM for the past 3 years, a few months ago i pulled mine out of the cluster to adjust the speedo (that little arm that you can slide up to modify it)... its now accurate up to about 50km/hr and then at 100km/hr its 10% out (110)...
Getting the cable back into the cluster was PAINFULL!!! i ended up having my arm jammed between the cluster and the dash, crushing my wrist to make it reach, plugged it in and then while keeping the full force on the cluster (and my wrist) i kind of tore my hand outa there (left a heap of red marks on me that took a few hours to go away, and a few grazes!) - but it works! haha
I feel sorry for the poor bugger who has to do it when i get my speedo calibrated after ive put the 31's on... (part of engineering requirements).