MTFCA Forum

Well, it had to happen.
After 100 or so years, the accumulated oil and other lubricant finally grew in enough volume - sticky and hard volume at that- and seized the "cable" - actually, a very tightly wound spring,causing the spring (cable) to break.'
I know Lang's sells a Stewart cable....but this is a Jones.
My thought is to clean up all the gunk, grease, and other solidified material, and bring it to the local creative welding shop and see if a craftsman there can insert a fine, but tough piece if wire inside the spring for support and then braze or weld, or somehow permanently attach the ends of the spring so that I can once again have a working old, but nit quite accurate speedo.

This is NOT a "chain" cable, but a tightly wound spring...similar to a spring on a tubing bender, but even thinner than a wooden pencil, as it is encased inside material similar to the old BX electrical cable.

My questions...has anyone else successfully repaired a broken cable (spring), and if so how?

Second question...in the event a repair does not work, does anyone know where I can buy a replacement cable?

Many thanks,
Dave - happy custodian of a 1915 Touring - T , of course

Dave, please post a picture of both cable ends and the total length. I may have an inner sable that will work.

Thanks Kim,
The cable is presently in the machine shop being washed...I should get it back late tomorrow or early WEDNESDAY....did not have the heart to bring it to my friend that has a parts washer....I figured that I would owe him a gallon of solvent, so I bit the bullet and will pay the machine shop to clean it.
I will post a picture when I get it returned.

Dave

In the meantime,

Pictures (I hope) of the receiving end of the Speedo...

Thanks again Kim,

More later

All five of the speedometers offered in 1915 used the same inner cable.

David, If you cannot find a cable, I can repair yours. Russ Furstnow

Thanks everyone!
Kim= long slender end picture attached. if you have a replacement, let me know details
Cable (wound spring) is 55" end to end.
I will try attaching other pictures.'
Russ = thank you...I would like to send the cable to you for repair. I'd like to get the process started in case what I need turns out to be one of those "unobtanium" items. Would you please send me your address?

DAve