How to shorten a Tach drive cable?

Mike Noel wrote:
...and you can get a new tach cable from Chief for about $30.

http://www.chiefaircraft.com/airsec/...achCables.html
Thanks for all the info and suggestions.

I had a spare cable and wanted to use it to fix the broken one.
I also just noticed that the one I have has the wrong twist on it.

I'll probably have to order a new one from chief.

Cheers

dave

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Dave wrote:

Mike Noel wrote:
...and you can get a new tach cable from Chief for about $30.

http://www.chiefaircraft.com/airsec/.../TachCables.ht
ml
Thanks for all the info and suggestions.

I had a spare cable and wanted to use it to fix the broken one.
I also just noticed that the one I have has the wrong twist on it.

I'll probably have to order a new one from chief.

Cheers

dave

Just pull out both ends and take them to your local speedometer shop.
They have all the ends and can make up one for you for a few bucks. It
is not rocket science!

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

Just pull out both ends and take them to your local speedometer shop.
They have all the ends and can make up one for you for a few bucks. It
is not rocket science!

Tell me you're kidding! What size city do you live in, that could support
such a narrow specialty? I've never even heard of such a thing!
--
Jim in NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Morgans ]
Posted At: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted To: rec.aviation.owning
Conversation: How to shorten a Tach drive cable?
Subject: How to shorten a Tach drive cable?


"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

Just pull out both ends and take them to your local speedometer
shop.
They have all the ends and can make up one for you for a few bucks.
It
is not rocket science!

Tell me you're kidding! What size city do you live in, that could
support
such a narrow specialty? I've never even heard of such a thing!
--
Jim in NC

We used to have three or four of the shops in Tulsa, Ok a few years ago,
and I'm pretty sure as of last weekend that they're all still there.
Tulsa is not that large, and never was; 350,000 or so.

Morgans wrote:
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote
Just pull out both ends and take them to your local speedometer shop.
They have all the ends and can make up one for you for a few bucks. It
is not rocket science!

Tell me you're kidding! What size city do you live in, that could support
such a narrow specialty? I've never even heard of such a thing!

Where are you in NC, Jim? Pretty sure Bradley's could handle it:

Bradley's Service (919) 834-5727 101 S Blount St Raleigh, NC

Dave

"Dave Butler" wrote

Where are you in NC, Jim? Pretty sure Bradley's could handle it:

Bradley's Service (919) 834-5727 101 S Blount St Raleigh, NC

In or near Hickory.

I have no doubt that there are several service places that could handle it,
but a Spedo shop, doing only speedo's, was the way I took it. That I would
have to see. g
--
Jim in NC

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"Morgans" wrote:

"Dave Butler" wrote

Where are you in NC, Jim? Pretty sure Bradley's could handle it:

Bradley's Service (919) 834-5727 101 S Blount St Raleigh, NC

In or near Hickory.

I have no doubt that there are several service places that could handle it,
but a Spedo shop, doing only speedo's, was the way I took it. That I would
have to see. g

Cable are part of a speedometer shop's services. What do you think a car
owner does when the speedo cable packs it in?

Tach cables, speedo cables, etc. are all part of the service.

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

Cable are part of a speedometer shop's services. What do you think a car
owner does when the speedo cable packs it in?

Tach cables, speedo cables, etc. are all part of the service.
I must not be doing a very good job of explaining what I meant. I'm
beginning to think that it was not worth it, but I'll try to get it right,
one more time.

Someone said a speedometer shop could handle it. On that point, I do not
argue, but my point was to say that I had never heard of a shop that
specialized in speedo's. (which by definition would include the cable, and
the gear that drives off of the transmission in many cars)

It has been pointed out that there are specialty shops that call themselves
a speedo shop, and I was surprised that anyone could make a business on such
a small subgroup of auto repairing. I stand corrected, but I have never
heard of such a thing where I have lived.

I do also agree that some of the better auto service shops could deal with
putting new ends on cables too, by the way.

Better? See what I mean, about it not being worth the time to explain
myself, though? g
--
Jim in NC

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"Morgans" wrote:

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

Just pull out both ends and take them to your local speedometer shop.
They have all the ends and can make up one for you for a few bucks. It
is not rocket science!

Tell me you're kidding! What size city do you live in, that could support
such a narrow specialty? I've never even heard of such a thing!

Daytona Beach. Any speedometer shop should be able to make up a new
cable. The fittings are all standard.

Tell me you're kidding!

I think he's not. We have one in the SF Bay Area, CA, US:

Kris's Mobile Speedometer Service
Cupertino, CA 95014
http://www.speedometer.org

Searching BigYellow shows speedo repair shops in several US metro
areas.