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Old 05-15-2012, 12:02 PM
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Rant: Do you think MB could give us another freakin' 1/4" on the speedometer cable?

Damn, to get your right hand in there to slot the wire in there and hopefully thread the cable on? Arrrgggghhhhhhh!

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Old 05-15-2012, 01:04 PM
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I vaguely remember something about undoing a clip at the driver's footwell to get some slack. I'm not sure if this applies to your model.
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:06 PM
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which car is this rant on?
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:27 PM
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There are 1 or 2 plastic clips that hold the cable in 2 places under the car. squeeze the ends and they will pop out of the hole they snap into.

Remove the 10mm bolt in the transmission and pull out the cable. this will give the slack yuou need.

Then when removing the instrument cluster, you will have enough room to get your hand back there to remove/replace things.

This is on the W123.

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I vaguely remember something about undoing a clip at the driver's footwell to get some slack. I'm not sure if this applies to your model.
It does apply to the 124. That extra couple inches makes a huge difference.

OP, please list the model of your car for more specific help.
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:08 PM
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I, uh, don't see a 124 in his sig... that he currently owns... 210? does it have a cable?
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Old 05-15-2012, 04:29 PM
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this is the W123 Coupe, fixed the clock with new capacitors...
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I, uh, don't see a 124 in his sig... that he currently owns... 210? does it have a cable?
Since I didn't see a model listed I just too a stab in the dark. I didn't bother to read the list of cars that he has and doesn't have. Besides someone will stumble on to this thread with a 124.
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Old 05-15-2012, 05:47 PM
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Had my son thread the speed cable. Thank goodness for slim hands....
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this is the W123 Coupe, fixed the clock with new capacitors...
You can fix the clock with new capacitors? Is there a thread for that somewhere here? My clock has been at 1:50 since I bought the car.
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Old 05-15-2012, 06:30 PM
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You can fix the clock with new capacitors? Is there a thread for that somewhere here? My clock has been at 1:50 since I bought the car.
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Old 05-15-2012, 08:25 PM
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Works for all clocks?
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Old 05-15-2012, 08:26 PM
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I have had more problems with the cable hanging down too much near the gear box & getting caught on sticks or other stuff when driving off road.
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Old 05-15-2012, 09:22 PM
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You think the W123 speedo cable is bad, try attaching the W201 cable! You have to remove the drivers side vent and shove your arm into the dash through the hole.....not pleasant.
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Old 05-15-2012, 10:31 PM
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I vaguely remember something about undoing a clip at the driver's footwell to get some slack. I'm not sure if this applies to your model.
Plastic clip on the other side of the firewall. Popping that loose gives slack. Leaving it disconnected gives speedo needle bounce.

Blue plastic in the pic.
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