Speedo Cable Broke

[camaronut]

Then.........I would think the inner cable would be good to go.  Hope it works out for him.

[dannystarr]

Correct... I just need the insert cable itself. I have ordered a 63 and it was 64. I ordered a 61 hoping it was 62 and it was exactly 61 inches. Go figure... Danny

[68L30]

Mine did the exact same thing, only mine bounced around right before it broke. I put mine back together again with a Oxy torch & silver solder. Hit it with a scotchbrite wheel and slid it back in. Been working the last 10+ years.

Steve

[dannystarr]

I guess I could try that. I have silver soldered 6-inch copper back in the day. Dual rose bud fitting. I don't know, I am getting frustrated. I refuse to drive the car without the speedo working properly. I want to retain the correct mileage. I bought the car with 54,614 in 2015. It now has 59,800. I might just have to let it go. I'm getting tired. D

[x66 714]

A speedometer repair/recalibration shop should be able to make what you need. Mine measures 62" as you 1st indicated. When I worked at NAPA, they sold a length of cable, a tip & a cheap tool. All came in one box. That's been 40+ years ago....Joe

[dannystarr]

Napa still has that repair kit available. I just would rather not go that route. You would think after 55 years, SOMEONE would make the correct length cable. I am picking up a 61 incher today at Napa. To see by chance if it is a 62. The last two 61 inchers were from O'Reilly and a supply company online, BOTH measured 61 exactly. I have other cars, one has the 302 on a stand. I might just rob the cable out of it for now. Just to get the running car going again. Danny

[camaronut]

Amazing how much BS you have to go through just to get the right speedometer cable.   

[dannystarr]

WELL... The 61 incher I ordered from NAPA arrived. I was hoping it was 62" since all the others have been an inch longer. It measured 61-1/4". TOO short. These college boys/engineers have no field smarts. They are super smart ON PAPER. I used to deal with this in my trade. I sold my oxy/acet torch set-up a couple years ago. I tried to rob a inner cable out of another car. But it has been sitting since the early to mid 70's and is stuck in the housing. The other cars are operating properly. I never rob parts off a complete car to get another one functioning. So STILL dead in the water or in this case... on land. D

[David K]

Perhaps you could try any one of the used Camaro places…at least call.. they had my hard find part. Plus, that’s what he does.

https://www.davidt.com/

[camaronut]

According to the GM parts manual the part number for the 62 1/8" inner cable is: 6452474. 
Still on eBay...https://www.ebay.com/itm/124544916776?hash=item1cff749d28:g:KTEAAOSwjDtgD3FD&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoGT%2FtKGhQ8E%2BlwCwTMREW%2B0nXyx2JUsnvhLvKOTWwM4iLlJuNikCa4Ic3ZEQwuXCNfJod24mJP2AGqiw2ne6%2Brow4FnQ5jFzwZUzBrqpC12bVpIn2dh4iz%2BK6sYeLcE6oiABUq5%2BkREvB2PLvjmkv%2BwDuCMcpSYtuVDR0dDBnjXUUn8jc44RZxQzFO86jH%2FylhuoQtLOjYFxv9DAYs4fMYg%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5bL0eizYQ

[David K]

Not any more.

[dannystarr]

Trying not to get ANOTHER 55 year old unit and take the chance of it breaking in 10 minutes. I will keep the old one and maybe it can be repaired someday. But probably not by me.
I emailed the guy in that ebay ad and asked him to take 60 seconds to measure it. Wanna make sure it was the correct size. Not a hard request to achieve. Never heard back... Danny

[Chuck-68-Cam]

Shot in the dark...Maybe this will help?

https://speedometercablesusa.com/cables_and_housing_assembly.html

[dannystarr]

Chuckman,
 Thanx for that company's info. I contacted them and was very explanatory on what I wanted. Also found another one doing a Google search. I contacted them also. We'll see what happens. Danny

[Chuck-68-Cam]

Cool, glad I could help.