Need some help with information on this part, searching doesn't bring up much of anything. Does the speedometer cable run through this? Could it contribute to my speedometer not working?
1975 FJ40 / speed sensor maintenance detector???
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Yes, it's a 2 cable system. You can buy a single cable and bypass it all together. When I bought my 75 it was missing the second half from the box back to the tanny. I just bought a single cable in case the transmission box was defective. Didn't know why the PO removed the lower cable.
Each cable was about $20 or the single was mid $20s, I pulled the one cable and made sure it turned from the box to the speedo, but without knowing the otherside I didn't want to chance wasting the money, that's why I went to the one cable. You can probably figure out if the cable broke or the transfer box broke, odd design. Good Luck
No real information from Pighead, just hearsay and innuendo. And rumors. There may be an odometer-like numbers roll inside, or maybe not. At certain mileage (or kilometerage) it would light up a light on the dash, allegedly.
Most folk would simply yank that out and replace with a regular speedo cable. It was cable turning gears which turned a cable and measured stuff in the middle.
It could certainly contribute to a speedo not working. There are half a dozen reasons for a speedo not working, unless you are still under warranty, I would consider omitting that piece.
Most folk would simply yank that out and replace with a regular speedo cable. It was cable turning gears which turned a cable and measured stuff in the middle.
It could certainly contribute to a speedo not working. There are half a dozen reasons for a speedo not working, unless you are still under warranty, I would consider omitting that piece.
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ah interesting...thanks i'll look into removing. Just removed the end that goes into the housing on the transfer case and it was shredded so that's probably part of it too.
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Just bypass with something like that?
Speedometer Cable - FJ40/60 - 9/72 to 8/87 - Aft Mrkt
Speedometer Cable - FJ40/60 - 9/72 to 8/87 - Aft Mrkt - Speedo Cable - Aftermarket - Over 1,000 Sold One Piece Cable w/Gaskets FJ40 FJ60 Fits: 9/'72 to 8/'87 Note: Length of cable, 71" tip to tip. Cable is long enough to by-pass "Firewall Speed Maker Box" (of mid-70s FJ40s) and hook directly to...
Just bypass with something like that?
yeah thats probably all of it.
buy a second cable when you get the one piece....ive found that they can be fairly short lived. the one i currently have on has been surprisingly long legged.
buy a second cable when you get the one piece....ive found that they can be fairly short lived. the one i currently have on has been surprisingly long legged.