speedo cable problems

[Operator23]

have a 67 barracuda with 904 transmission. Speedo has not worked since i bought the car. When I unscrewed the cable at the tranny there was no actual cable running into speedo gear housing?
Recently bought a new cable and tried to intstall it but it did not work... It was difficult to insert at both the speedo and it felt like i almost had to jam it in the speedo gear housing to insert it. When I took it for a test drive I still did not have any speedo reading? When i pulled it from the housing it looked like it had broken/sheared off in the housing... Any idea what i am doing wrong? Any thoughts or advice are welcome. Thanks.

 

[akrateffil]

Does the speedo input socket spin? Check to see if it is locked up. Did you buy a new cable and jacket or cable then inserted into the old jacket? Could have a kink or bad spot in jacket. If it is an old jacket is the inner lubed up, especially if it has been sitting for a while. Also check you pinion gear at the tranny. Is it broken or not properly set for the correct engagment? I ended up buying a repo cable and jacket off of fleabay, seem like an easy way to resolve speedo cable issues. Good luck.
Andy

 

[krazykuda]

did you orient the inner strand of he cable when you inserted it into the trans and speedo?

The tips are ground to be a square shape, and must match with the trans and speedo when you install it, or it will jam and not engage properly.

Try to clock/orient the flats on the cable to the trans and speedo...