On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:16:09 -0400, Speedy Jim left Mt Vesuvius in a state of jealous awe as he began spewing from the mouth thusly:
Mike Arentz wrote:
>>
>> Can someone out there please help me. Everything I have read says that
>> replacing the speedo cable should be an easy job, but I ended up spending 2
>> hours and ended up with bleeding knuckles trying to get the stupid hub cover
>> off (part that the end of the cable sticks out of). It's stuck fast, I've
>> sprayed it over and over with WD40, tryed to tap it off with a hammer and a
>> screwdriver, then ended up going mental and beating the living s*it out of
>> it with the hammer in revenge for the time wasted trying to get this thing
>> off so I can do the 10 minute speddo cable job.
>>
>> Can anyone plllleeeeeaaaassseee help me, otherwise the car is disowned by >> me.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Mike
>
>There is a special tool (of course!) for this, but in a pinch
>I've found that an ordinary claw hammer works.
I've found that in a pinch an ordinary claw hammer and an attitude can take the place of a lot of tools. ;-)
Put the tips of the
>claw under the slight ridge on the bearing cover (hub).
>
>Did you remove the "C" clip which holds the cable end?
>
> Speedy Jim
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