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PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:04 pm    Post subject: 914 speedometer question Reply with quote

Okay, I've been trying to troubleshoot my non-working speedo. I have verified the cable is good (it spins while driving). I have had the speedometer out of the car and apart and verified it worked with my drill. Just out of curiosity I checked the direction that the cable spins and thats when I discovered the cable is spinning the wrong direction! How is that possible? Has anyone experienced this? I'm stumped, any suggestions?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:32 pm    Post subject: 914 speedo Reply with quote

Two choices. It is a notorious crimp ring inside the speedo. On Pelicanparts.com there is a 914 technical Laughing guide to fixing things. The speedo repair is in there. Secondly, there is a place in LA that fixes them for $50+ bucks or so.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

as you are hooking a cable to a drill it spins counter clockwise..or to the left,,,

if you are standing in front of the speedo it turns clockwise or to the right ...

so if yours turns the wrong direction it must be an Empi chinese cable,, sold in Japan,, that was brought over here by some guy from France to sell to you ...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am trying to find this technical article with no luck. Any help appreciated.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know this a late, late update on what the problem was but as it turned out someone had replaced the speedometer elbow at the transmission with one from a 911 and it turns the wrong way! So if your speedo won't work and everything else checks out take a look at the elbow on the tranny and see if it is a 911 part number.
The link to the pelican parts article is here:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mult_gauge_repair/mult_gauge_repair.htm
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Makes sense since the 901 series trans is flipped in the 911 due to rear engine.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:49 pm    Post subject: Re: 914 speedometer question Reply with quote

Can someone give me a hint on disconnecting the speedometer cables on my 1974 914? Do I disconnect the trip odometer at the reset knob or at the back of the gauge? After that, is there enough play in the main cable to disconnect it after the gauge is pulled partially out of the dash?

Thanks! My back is hurting already just thinking about the process to get the speedometer gauge out of the car.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:43 am    Post subject: Re: 914 speedometer question Reply with quote

Crucker wrote:
Can someone give me a hint on disconnecting the speedometer cables on my 1974 914? Do I disconnect the trip odometer at the reset knob or at the back of the gauge? After that, is there enough play in the main cable to disconnect it after the gauge is pulled partially out of the dash?

Thanks! My back is hurting already just thinking about the process to get the speedometer gauge out of the car.


you can unfasten the trip cable from the dash and then you can pull the speedo out and then disconnect the cable for the speedo
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