Speedometer Cable Leaking Oil

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spcmarti85

New member

• Mar 21, 2019

• #1

Hey everyone,
A couple of months ago I found oil on the driver side floor board. After removing the cluster I found that oil was coming from the mechanical speedo cable where it connects to the cluster.

That part of the cable is discontinued and I can't find a replacement part anywhere. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a way to fix it?

Thanks for any help yall can give me!

 

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93celicaconv

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• Mar 22, 2019

• #2

Your cable assemblies are not the problem - they are simply transferring oil from the transmission that should not be getting to the speedometer cables. You need to replace your oil seals. See below:

 

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spcmarti85

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #3

:notworthy:
Thanks for the info! I'll try it and post what happens.

 

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spcmarti85

New member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #4

So I took off the speedo cable assembly and couldn't find the seal (33404E). I can't even see where it would go even if it were missing. Am I missing something here? I attached photos of each end of the assembly.

 

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r-town

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #5

You need to take a look at the actual speedometer attached to the transmission, not the cable. The seal is inside the speedometer shaft sleeve. You have to remove the speedometer (which might be a pain if engine is still in car and have large hands). Once this is out, you remove the speedometer driven gear, and pry it out the seal.