Cant remove Gearbox Speedo Cable

[minsu515]

hey guys,

I have a 91 legacy rs Manual.

I cant get the speedo cable off the gearbox because the plastic bit that you suppose to unscrew with a spanner has completly broken and have no grip to unscrew this bugger..

what can I do about this? could they take it off if I take it to a workshop?

would it be a big job like have to take the gearbox off the car to get it off etc...

I dunno what to do..I dont think I can get a wof because of this :-[

[driftrex]

take it to a garage and ask them, its hard for anyone here to give you advice when we cant see it and dont know how broken it is.

maybe post a good pic?

[minsu515]

 driftrex said:

take it to a garage and ask them, its hard for anyone here to give you advice when we cant see it and dont know how broken it is.

maybe post a good pic?

I will take a photo tomorow..

[BC5RA]

If you've done what I think you've done, then you will have to wreck the remaining plastic bolt.

[minsu515]

 BC5RA said:

If you've done what I think you've done, then you will have to wreck the remaining plastic bolt.

huh? what do you mean??

I have got another one for replacement but cant get this broken one off...

[minsu515]

 minsu515']

[quote name='BC5RA said:

If you've done what I think you've done, then you will have to wreck the remaining plastic bolt.

/quote]

huh? what do you mean??

I have got another one for replacement but cant get this broken one off...

I was trying to get it off because one day my speedo cable melted on the exhaust downpipe and the cable inside was stuck and wasnt rotating so the bit that screws into gearbox broke too.. so even I replace the long cable, speedo wasnt working, so I need to replace the short bit that screws into gearbox but the plastic red bolt(?) bit has broken so I can not use a spanner to unscrew it off..

[BC5RA]

I understand that.

Is all of it completely sheared off?

[minsu515]

 BC5RA said:

I understand that.

Is all of it completely sheared off?

yes... at first a bit was broken but as I tried to unscrew it with the right size spanner, the plastic bolt bit shrunk? because there was a gap in the plastic, and then it started to break more and as I was trying everything to get it out all of its broken now... haha................ :'(

I dont understand why they had to make it plastic....

[DRFVDR]

Cut the remaining cable shroud off

get BIG ezyout

screw ezyout in and hopefully it will unscrew the rest of the bolt out

[minsu515]

 CUDDAS said:

This will be quite hard to remove while still in the car if all of the 17mm plastic nut is broken,

It will be hard to see but is there a little bit of thread left from the nut maybe 1 or 2 rings you might be able to grab with some longnose/needlenose pliers & try to undo whats left in there,

Its plastic thread & about the size of a diff bung 21mm or so & probably the rubber seal under it is stuck you may have to use some penetrating spray like crc, wd40 & the likes to get in there & free it up, even try turning the whole short piece to see if that helps.

worst comes to worst it could have been previously cross threaded & damaged the thread & wound in Or loctited in , you may have to remove gearbox & get better access to it.

I replaced a short speedo cable a couple of weeks ago on a wrx that had run dry & siezed.

would anyone have a clue how much they would charge at a workshop to remove the gearbox and put back on?

as I live at a apartment, wish to do my self but cant do...

[Guest boostcut]

id say if theyre any good, 1.5 to 2 hours max to get it out and the same to get back in. so at 60-70 an hour it might be up to 400 all up refitted

[minsu515]

would anyone be keen to do it in this forum?

could pay for the labour!

I got my license back today and cant wait till my car is back on the road!

I will be going to weekend meetings etc..lol!

[Guest boostcut]

where are you? id be keen to get it out without having to remove the gearbox

[Guest boostin]

Chuck some pics up of what's going on.

[minsu515]

okay im in Birkenhead.

But I can take it to who ever is keen..

no wof and reg but could I say im going to get it fixed if I get pulled up?

But first I have to get the car to start, getting coil packs and spark plugs,

hope this fixes the unstarting problem

[minsu515]

 boostin said:

Chuck some pics up of what's going on.

will take a photo tomorow if its okay weather.. today is raining all day... :'(