Can anyone with the short lower speedometer cable show me their setup? Mine appears to be rubbing against the tire.
When I bought 2234, it still had the longer lower speedometer cable. The speedometer really only started registering your speed when you got above 7mph, but functioned well enough that I didn't label it a high priority concern. I was aware of the stories of the longer lower cable possibly binding and causing things to snap, so I finally sprung for the shorter lower speedometer cable and installed it.
However, a short while after I installed it, I started hearing a "tire squealing" sound, almost like I was taking a turn too fast. I wasn't quite sure what it was, and thought maybe I had hit something and needed an alignment. When I went took the front tires off to do some other work up front, I found out the outer jackets of the cable had been worn through and exposed the metal tube core of the speedometer cable.
I'm going to guess this isn't supposed to happen.
To protect the cable, I wrapped it in electrical tape, then applied liquid electrical tape on top to seal it, and finally tied the cable away with a zip tie. But it doesn't seem to be doing the job entirely, I still hear a slight squeal when I make a hard left.
Is there a different cable bracket for the shorter lower speedometer cable I should be using, or do I need to just be more aggressive with my zip ties?
I wish I had a better picture, but this is the best I have at the moment. The slightly wet-looking area on the cable is where I applied liquid electrical tape to cover up the exposed metal core.
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