85lebaront2 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 On mine, the tube (and cable) broke in the middle (not on an end), so I put some tygon small engine fuel line on the tube and re-strung it with fishing line. That said, if mine breaks again, I'll note the reproduction. Looks like 3D printed hard parts from here, could be CNC'd (That's how replacement odometer motor gears for 1990's stuff on ebay are made, anyway). Or they're reused from old broken units with new tube and inner cable/string? Odometer gears, you must be talking about the guys in Newport News VA who make them. A couple of NASA types and they got started with the late 80s/early 90s Chrysler electronic speedometers (G and J bodies originally). Excellent products! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisoldpart Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Well, why don't we ask the guy that listed it? Following the link above takes me to the same place that link in this thread does: Reproduction Auto Transmission Indicator Cable. So, apparently our new member thisoldpart is not only the guy that listed it on ebay but the guy that makes them. So I'll tag him to come here. Yes, please do Gary! I had thought to email him through ebay in regards to what I was getting and to ask questions about it. He also had a map light listed that I wanted to ask him questions about. He appears to have quite a few Bullnose related parts on ebay and must be knowledgeable about our needs by coming up with that Auto Trans Indicator mechanism. I knew getting into my dash assembly too many times was risky and that eventually I'd brake that sucker. Whoever engineered that single piece collar and the instrument cluster is a pinhead! Yes, I'm the one who is making the reproduction shift cables. I posted it under the marketplace earlier today. Glad to see that people are finding it organically as well. To clarify I have one listing for the just the indicator cable which is what Machspeed linked to. I've also got a couple of other listings that include the cable AND a used indicator. "This is a used part" is boilerplate that I copied from my other listing. Sounds like my ebay listings are a little confusing, I'll have to clean that up. It's nice to get some good feedback. The end pieces are 3D printed parts as ratdude747 noticed. The inner cable is nylon coated multi strand stainless steel similar to the stock cable. Let me know if you have any other questions I can answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Yes, I'm the one who is making the reproduction shift cables. I posted it under the marketplace earlier today. Glad to see that people are finding it organically as well. To clarify I have one listing for the just the indicator cable which is what Machspeed linked to. I've also got a couple of other listings that include the cable AND a used indicator. "This is a used part" is boilerplate that I copied from my other listing. Sounds like my ebay listings are a little confusing, I'll have to clean that up. It's nice to get some good feedback. The end pieces are 3D printed parts as ratdude747 noticed. The inner cable is nylon coated multi strand stainless steel similar to the stock cable. Let me know if you have any other questions I can answer. Good answers! So, what all things do you have for our trucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisoldpart Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Good answers! So, what all things do you have for our trucks? I gather parts from trucks that I find at local wrecking yards. My focus is on the 80-91 trucks and parts that have a demand on Ebay. I try clean them up good, fully inspect them and provide a decent description so people know what they are getting. Some parts, like gauge clusters, I do a more in depth restoration on to make sure everything is working and in good shape. I try hard to not sell junk! I've got a small pile of parts that are not listed yet. A blue console, a couple of exterior lower trim sets, a tailgate panel or two, etc. If you have parts in particular that your needing let me know. I may find what you need on my next journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I gather parts from trucks that I find at local wrecking yards. My focus is on the 80-91 trucks and parts that have a demand on Ebay. I try clean them up good, fully inspect them and provide a decent description so people know what they are getting. Some parts, like gauge clusters, I do a more in depth restoration on to make sure everything is working and in good shape. I try hard to not sell junk! I've got a small pile of parts that are not listed yet. A blue console, a couple of exterior lower trim sets, a tailgate panel or two, etc. If you have parts in particular that your needing let me know. I may find what you need on my next journey. Good to know. Do you have a "store" on ebay where we can peruse your offerings? As for looking for things, I'm not at the moment. But thanks for the offer. Others may well be looking for things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Odometer gears, you must be talking about the guys in Newport News VA who make them. A couple of NASA types and they got started with the late 80s/early 90s Chrysler electronic speedometers (G and J bodies originally). Excellent products! I'd have to recheck... it's been a while. Like 5 years or so. The part was clearly made on a CNC lathe... and at a lot cheaper than Dorman's offering. The plastic worm gears ford used didn't agree with the sewing machine grease used for the odometer drives, and would crumble to pieces, making faulty odometers a common issue. Thankfully in my case, the failure occurred after I bought it and I was able to limit the error to a few hundred miles (doesn't matter, as I had to replace the truck and ended up rebuilding the odometer the same way for the other truck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I'd have to recheck... it's been a while. Like 5 years or so. The part was clearly made on a CNC lathe... and at a lot cheaper than Dorman's offering. The plastic worm gears ford used didn't agree with the sewing machine grease used for the odometer drives, and would crumble to pieces, making faulty odometers a common issue. Thankfully in my case, the failure occurred after I bought it and I was able to limit the error to a few hundred miles (doesn't matter, as I had to replace the truck and ended up rebuilding the odometer the same way for the other truck). Nice to meet you, I have looked at a lot of your listings. I am tempted to buy a couple of your reman cables to keep in a draw. I have 3 of these old trucks now and it is only a matter of time before I break one of those cables, again. I really should bring back all the parts I see at the breakers and list them. I see lot of stuff like dash bezels and A pillars that people always struggle to find. Maybe next time I go. I will sweep all the vehicles they have there and give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just wanted to confirm that our member thisoldpart's shift indicator cable is what he says it is. After breaking mine, I did a hopeful web search for a replacement and found it on ebay and purchased it. I've installed it and am very pleased. And, I do believe it is better than the OEM part. If I were to be super critical, my only concern might be the cable crimp. In that area, and that area only, the OEM crimp may be better. It's not an issue and I say that only to give him insight on possibly improving an already great product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisoldpart Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just wanted to confirm that our member thisoldpart's shift indicator cable is what he says it is. After breaking mine, I did a hopeful web search for a replacement and found it on ebay and purchased it. I've installed it and am very pleased. And, I do believe it is better than the OEM part. If I were to be super critical, my only concern might be the cable crimp. In that area, and that area only, the OEM crimp may be better. It's not an issue and I say that only to give him insight on possibly improving an already great product. Machspeed, Thank you for the update. Your observations on the crimps are very astute. I picked up my first crimp tool at a local speciality store and constantly fought with the thing. The crimps were strong enough, every cable gets a 10 pound hanging weight test, but were ugly. Eventually I decided try a cheaper one off Amazon and it's working much better. Beautiful and strong crimp every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Machspeed, Thank you for the update. Your observations on the crimps are very astute. I picked up my first crimp tool at a local speciality store and constantly fought with the thing. The crimps were strong enough, every cable gets a 10 pound hanging weight test, but were ugly. Eventually I decided try a cheaper one off Amazon and it's working much better. Beautiful and strong crimp every time. Good to hear! As a former machinist, I am always curious about how things are made. I'm also quite critical in construction. Glad to have you here among us and thank you for producing this part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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