speedo cable replacement

JRT68 · Post by **JRT68** » Mon May 11, 2009 8:23 pm

I need to replace the speedo cable on a ca78. It looks like the front fender has to come off as the cable runs between it and the forks... in doing this, I removed the two 17mm nuts on the inside but can't get the bolts to budge. Am I missing something?

joeweir1 · Post by **joeweir1** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:23 pm

I think I was able to just loosen the shock upper bolt/nut on that side and the fender gave enough to tuck the cable along side the fender and forks.It has been awhile since I did it so I could be missing something.

JRT68 · Post by **JRT68** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:48 am

I'll try that. Is the bolt I'm framming on the upper mount for the fork spring too? Sorry for my ignorance, I haven't dissected a Dream before and the parts diagram has the forks and suspension on different pages.

joeweir1 · Post by **joeweir1** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:12 pm

"framming"??? not sure what you mean.You may want to loosen the axle nut also. This may give the forks some room to relax a smidge or maybe not.It should not be too hard to get enough room to slide the cable in there.

JRT68 · Post by **JRT68** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:23 pm

After taking off the front wheel I got the fender loose and was able to get everything sorted out. Bolts were just really stuck but PB Blaster is wonderful stuff.

bj · Post by bj » Wed May 27, 2009 4:22 pm

Anyone know where I can find a new Speedo Cable? I have been looking for awhile with no luck. It would be nice to know how fast (more like, slow) I am going.

Bryan

joeweir1 · Post by **joeweir1** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:15 pm

did you try Ebay or Retro bikes?