Speedometer drive cable - removal and refitting

Body electrical system / Speedometer drive cable - removal and refitting

Note: It is not necessary to remove the instrument panel when removing the speedometer drive cable.

Removal
1 Open the bonnet and then reach down behind the engine and unscrew the speedometer cable nut from the gearbox.

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2 Where necessary for improved access, remove the air cleaner and ducting as described in Chapter 3.

3 In the plenum chamber at the rear of the engine compartment, unscrew the plastic nut on the bulkhead then withdraw the speedometer cable and rubber grommet through the secondary panel and remove it from the engine compartment. Release the cable from the clips and cable-ties as necessary.

Refitting
4 Refitting is a reversal of removal.