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Speedo cable query

Posted: 28 Nov 2004 10:24 pm
by bogbasic
Hello, I have been wondering about the speedo cable and how you are supposed to fit it through the hub of the front wheel. Is there a special tool or special trick etc?

When I replaced my speedo cable a few years ago, I read the Haynes manual and it just said to push end of the cable through the hole in the hub. However, it turned out to be a nightmare job since I couldn't get the cable through at all and so I had to trim off the plastic coating to get it to fit in and hold it in place with a cable tie. This was not really a satisfactory solution since I now have to keep greasing the end of the cable where it goes into the hub to keep the water out of the cable.

I keep meaning to do it better one day so any clues much appreciated.

Posted: 30 Nov 2004 09:14 pm
by 5lab
i just poked mine thru the hole in the hub then pushed the hub cap onto place..

Posted: 01 Dec 2004 10:36 pm
by bogbasic
Thanks, glad to hear it works normally. Was it a new cable?

Posted: 02 Dec 2004 10:01 am
by 5lab
nagh, it'd just fallen out when i was changing wheels.