So what model speedo cable would one use if switching from the plastic to metal housing?
Pretty much all vehicles, except for Jeeps and Vans, used the same speedometer cables, from 1968 to whenever they quit using speedometer cables. I say Jeeps – honestly, I don’t know enough about jeeps to know if speedometer cables fit or not.
Now with the above comment made, there are two different groups of cables.
Those
with and
without cruise control.
The upper cable with cruise control are the same for all rear wheel drive cars ’68 to ’89 and pickups.
The lower cable with cruise are the same (same year span as above) except for the break point of metal vs. plastic gears.
For cars without cruise, all cars ’68 to ‘89 rear wheel drive cars and pickups, again with the same break point of metal vs. plastic gears (no pickups used plastic housings).
Pioneer is (or was) still making speedometer cables new and are reasonably priced.
Their part numbers are:
Metal housing:
Without Cruise CA-3014 (80”)
With Cruise, lower CA-3002 (63”)
With Cruise, Upper CA-3025
Plastic housing:
Without Cruise CA-3030 (80”)
With Cruise, lower CA-3024 (63”)
With Cruise, Upper CA-3025 (same as above)
Anyone here have a 28 tooth speedometer gear for an a230 manual trans? I have the plastic housing if that makes any difference
I have a 28 tooth older style and a 28 tooth newer style gear. Send me a PM if still looking for one.
The 30 tooth gear should be yellow, but I have seen some that are not quite yellow (somewhat close).
Color is helpful – but the number stamped on edge of gear is what is important.
I have seen gears in colors that are different than what parts books show. I guess it depends on what plastic they had on hand that day, to cast gears out of - but 99+% of the time, they are correct (a guess on the exact percentage).
The transmission type does not matter, from ’66 to mid ‘90’s (pickups) except for ones with transfer cases (4*4’s) for they use a different style gear.
The only difference is if you have metal housing gear or plastic housing gear.
BudW