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    Default Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    Hey all

    Well time is rapidly approaching where i must put the 86 back together, as many of you are aware i fitted a W58 during the conversion, and i need to have a speedo hooked up somehow. Is there a commonly known solution to this, is the W58 even a cable driven speedo? Im pretty sure it is but stranger things have caused me to make false assumptions before!

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    your W58 should have a cable speedo drive - in which case your AE82 speedo cable will connect no problems.

    The gearing for the speedo drive might be incorrect for your car, but at least you will have a speedo!!
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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    I have the same problem, i will probably just get something made up for me by Ringwood speedo's in Vic, he seems to do all this sort of stuff.

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    my ae71 cable went straight in from memory.
    you may need an angled drive off a cressy if yours hits the gbox xmember.

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    yeh myne went straight in but i had to replace the little steel tube from the old cable just becuase it shaged it self, im not shaw if the speedo is correct but it would have to be pretty close, ive changed diff ratios again so i gota find out.
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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    The T50 speedo housings are M22 x 1.5 thread size. Let me know what the W58 are

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    I'll confirm your T50 speedo cable will fit into and work perfectly with the W58 speedo drive. Well perfectly apart from the possible error due to different diff ratios and tooth counts.

    It's as simple as unplug cable from T50. Fit W58*. Plug cable into W58. Enjoy functioning speedo.

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    *NB the effort of actually fitting the W58 to a Sprinter has been glossed over here.
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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    Quote Originally Posted by Hen
    *NB the effort of actually fitting the W58 to a Sprinter has been glossed over here.
    Thanks Hen, the gearbox wasnt that hard though! There's been harder aspects of the conversion, trust me!

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    Quote Originally Posted by Hen
    I'll confirm your T50 speedo cable will fit into and work perfectly with the W58 speedo drive. Well perfectly apart from the possible error due to different diff ratios and tooth counts.

    It's as simple as unplug cable from T50. Fit W58*. Plug cable into W58. Enjoy functioning speedo.

    Hen

    *NB the effort of actually fitting the W58 to a Sprinter has been glossed over here.

    This wasn't the case in my conversion probably something to to with the fact my W58 came from a f**king Gemini

    Fitting a W58 to a AE71/AE86 is easy as shit, Auto Xmember, bellhousing and put it in, whats hard about that?

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    Apart from the difference in ratio's (if applicable) - shouldn't have any trouble with the speedo drive.

    If you can find a 5km test thing on the highway, stick to 100kms/h and see what difference your trip counter shows, work that into a % and take it into account with your daily driving. The 22's speedo worked out at 5% quicker than reality, so if it showed 105kms/h than I would be doing 100kms/h. The error rate would rise the faster I drove, so at 160kms/h I would be doing 152kms/h - 5% / 160 = less 8kms

    Very basic method, but good enough!!

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    Default Re: Sprinter Speedo Cable Into W58 Gearbox?? Possible?!

    the w58 box has the same speedo cable as the T50 and also the w57. You just have to be carefull about what the w58/57 came from as there are different shifter positions. I have 2 w57 boxs here with different shifter position - you want the one that is out of a supra with the shifter at the very end of the box. Not the celica one with the mid shifter!!!

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