DK40 Tachometer cable

northcreek2624 · 07-27-2006, 09:46 PM

FYI: I don't know if anyone has had their cable snap but,I just replaced mine and did a little modification which may stop it from happening again.
The cable is forced to make an impossible bend at the engine which is where mine broke.If the cable were a tad longer it wouldn't be a problem.To gain some length you can drill a new hole in the bulkhead about 6" lower which gives the cable a more direct path.By bulkhead I mean the panel that it passes through near the fuel tank(there is a grommet there).
By the way the complete inner/outer cable assy. was $8.00......gotta love those Kioti's......Mike.

DK35vince · 07-28-2006, 11:12 PM

Mike,
I broke the tach cable on my DK 35 a year or 2 ago in the same place ( right at the bend in the cable where it exits the motor).
If I break another cable I may try your mod.. and drill a lower hole in the firewall for the cable routing.

Justaplain · 07-29-2006, 10:52 AM

Ditto. bcs

07-27-2006, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
northcreek2624 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lakeview,N.Y.(WNY) Posts: 340	DK40 Tachometer cable FYI: I don't know if anyone has had their cable snap but,I just replaced mine and did a little modification which may stop it from happening again. The cable is forced to make an impossible bend at the engine which is where mine broke.If the cable were a tad longer it wouldn't be a problem.To gain some length you can drill a new hole in the bulkhead about 6" lower which gives the cable a more direct path.By bulkhead I mean the panel that it passes through near the fuel tank(there is a grommet there). By the way the complete inner/outer cable assy. was $8.00......gotta love those Kioti's......Mike. __________________ "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around."

07-28-2006, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
DK35vince Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: clarion,pa. Posts: 2,322	Re: DK40 Tachometer cable Mike, I broke the tach cable on my DK 35 a year or 2 ago in the same place ( right at the bend in the cable where it exits the motor). If I break another cable I may try your mod.. and drill a lower hole in the firewall for the cable routing. __________________ Vince, Kioti DK 35/Rhino 85 backhoe w/ 12", 18", 36" buckets John Deere 850 72" MMM Wheel Horse C-101

07-29-2006, 10:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Justaplain Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ECNY Posts: 284	Re: DK40 Tachometer cable Ditto. bcs

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