Which brings up a good question...  Where can I get replacement grommets for
my 1980 Spit?  VB and Spitbits don't have the right size and configuration.

Dan Parrott
1980 Spitfire "PJ"

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In article <001001c1f9fd$9c4208e0$d7090150@u8p1p8>, William Davies
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> Have you ever bought a replacement speedo drive cable?   Same problem.
>> You can't get the pre-assembled cable through the grommet in the
>> firewall without removing the connection from one end.

>    The trick is to remove the grommet and feed the cable through it,
>then feed the cable through the hole in the bulkhead - you can then
>slide the grommet into position,

I probably should have thought to buy a new grommet as well.   There was
no way my old one was going to let the cable go through it - even off
the car (believe me, I tried for a *long* time...).

ATB

--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html

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