speedo
Under the Dash
Has anyone else replaced a speedo cable on a Hilux? I have and its not exactly easy. Infact I think its one of the trickiest do it myself missions. The speedo cable runs from behind the dashboard to out down under your car into the gearbox. So you have to pull the whole dash out which can be a bit scary, and in my case that included the center console where your radio and ash tray is as well, just to find out that even though the whole lot is in pieces you still have to graze your arm by putting it between the disassembled parts to disconnect the cable. Then you have to follow the cable out to the engine bay which means putting your hands between the engine and the firewall to pull the cable out from the clips and then with a spanner undo the thread from the gearbox. Ok sounds simplish, but once I got it back together with the new cable in the speedo is out, by about 20 kms (under) and for the life of me can’t figure out why. So if anyone with a hilux or has changed a hilux speedo cable and knows what they are doing happens to stumble across this post would be great to hear what I have done wrong!
