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Posted by: adolimpio Mar 28 2021, 07:39 AM

Does anyone have a picture of the proper routing of the speedometer cable under the engine?

Posted by: cary Mar 28 2021, 08:53 AM

Don't know what's proper. But I put it thru the hole in the bar with the provided rubber sleeve. EDIT : Too tired from floor pan blasting yesterday. Follow Brock's info. I too use a cable clamp to take up slack. Time for coffee #2.

You don't really want anything hanging down if you can get away with it.
Matt @914Rubber had his right e-brake cable ripped off/out on one of his excursions.

Posted by: bbrock Mar 28 2021, 09:05 AM

Isn't the hole in the engine bar for the clutch cable? That's the only cable I have with a rubber sleeve in that location. I routed the speedo cable over the top of the bar and zip-tied it to the clutch cable about mid-way between the engine bar and speedometer angle drive to keep it up as high as possible. Don't know what the factory did.

Posted by: bdstone914 Mar 28 2021, 09:05 AM

I have found that if you route it over the axle and use a loop clamp to attach the cable to the 12 o'clock position stud on the trans that it takes up the slack and keeps it away from the heat exchangers.

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=11449

Posted by: cary Mar 28 2021, 09:09 AM

Yes and yes.
Too tired from floorpan blasting yesterday.

Posted by: barefoot Mar 28 2021, 03:09 PM

Try this :

Posted by: adolimpio Mar 28 2021, 05:49 PM

What is shown in the picture is the direction I was headed. You really need the tie wraps to make it neat and I assumed that they were not used originally so I thought there must be a different route.

Thanks to all for your help!