55KH speedo cable

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55KH speedo cable

Postby dlark » Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:03 pm

Hello All,
Anyone have a pic of the correct routing of the 55 KH speedo cable, especially around the oil pump?
Also the correct lenghth of the outer- Ralph Dollarhite says Stewart-Werner calls it at 44" os ferrule to os ferrule but that seems to be 2'- 2 1/2" too long and we all know how often the books are wrong.
Just want to double check before we shorten mine.
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: 55KH speedo cable

Postby curiousgeorge » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:35 pm

Like the carpenters say measure twice cut once. Also said I`ve cut it off 3 times and it`s still too short. check and double check.
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Re: 55KH speedo cable

Postby John R » Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:49 pm

Hi,

I did a post on this in 2014 which includes routing Here we go!

Might find this useful. The after-market speedo cables are wayyyyyy to long, some as much as 46". I reckon the first (67051-52) was 41.5" from lip of cup to lip of cup, suitable for 52-55 Ks. This enables the smooth factory route running outside the lower frame rail (see page 19 of the early K handbook), up the back of the right down-tube (loosely retained in spring clip, see page 3) and so to the clamp on the terminal plate and on to the speedo.

Next came 67051-52A which I reckon was 42.5" to allow for the raised neck on the '56 up frames to '66 XL, XLH and XLCHs. Then came the 67051-52B which I don't know about!

Anyway, the good news is that Ralph Dollarhite is a speedo repair man and maker of drive cables. He will make you one to whatever length you want that looks NOS. He's ace! Reach him through [email protected]
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