louie

Putting a new one in, in the dash housing but it doesn't spin, how much effort should it take?

MDchanic

Very little - you've got to torque it through its curves, but it should be possible to twirl it between your fingers with a little bit of force (with the cable straight, it should take essentially no force).

Sounds like it's binding somewhere.

It's NOT connected to the transmission yet, right ?

- Eric

louie

Nope, just connected to the speedometer in the dash. Will not turn.

MDchanic

You know what the answer is going to be:

Take it out, make sure it turns, pull the core out, check for kinks, make sure it's well lubed, then try to turn it every time you make a bend as you install it - you'll find the place where it's hanging up.

- Eric

bigoldscruiser

Did the speedo turn before installing the new cable or did you have to change the cable because the speedo jammed and broke the old cable?

louie

The cable is new and spun fine etc. Speedometer in dash didn't have a cable hooked to it and the old cable was laying on the floor, probably for a good reason it appears. Thanks for the input, I'll have to take the housing apart and see whats hung up or broken.