Speedo cable stuck in speedo drive

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Spider124guy
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Your car is a: 1984 Pininfarina Azzurra

Speedo cable stuck in speedo drive

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Removed the knurled ferrel on the speedo drive to release the speedo cable. No luck. Applied much force to try and coax the cable out. Still no luck. Doing an R&R on my 1984 Spider. Is this common? Should I just cut it and move on? Previously posted in Technical Area under engine but this seems like it should be here instead, Oops. All comments appreciated. Thanks!
Spider124guy
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Your car is a: 1984 Pininfarina Azzurra

Re: Speedo cable stuck in speedo drive

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Today I went out to figure how the cable was stuck and it pulled right out on the first try. Can't explain it. Case closed!
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Re: Speedo cable stuck in speedo drive

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"The tincture of time,..."
Glad you got it, 'cause answers were not coming fast! I couldn't think of anything, other than the wire cutters, until you have the tranny out,...
Cool! Congrats!
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