Anyone had troubles with the new thicker rev cables (before 3mm - now 3,15mm) .
It will not enter into the square section of rev. counter or speedo!
Are your speedo and tacho…
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Hi Peter i bought a new speedo cable for my BSA it only did about 20 mile and stopped working the speedo head had been reconditioned and a new drive had been fitted the cable looked ok but when measured was slightly smaller square on the ends . i think it depends who is making them as you suggest .
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Rev counter cable problems
I had exactly this problem with a new Rev counter cable I recently bought from Andover Norton.
I originally thought it was an issue with the Rev counter - some obstruction in place when trying to insert the cable ? I tested the Rev counter with an old cable and it was fine. I had to put the new cable in the vice and lightly filed the four sides whereupon it fitted.
Hope this helps.
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Are your speedo and tacho reproductions or originals? this looks like a imperial cable square trying to enter a metric square hole.
You can get the opposite of this, a 3mm square cable engaging with a 1/8" speedo g/box drive,
It works for a while until the square bit gets worn and rounded, then no or very erratic speedo reading.
I think a lot of this comes about as to where the cable manufacturers get their components from