ML> TW> The cable must be getting kinked somehow during instal or it is too
ML> TW> short and making a sharper curve then designed for,
ML> TW> With the talk of a Transmission "Swap" I would
think the latter.

ML> RW> I have the same TH350 setup in my Malibu and no problems with
ML> RW> broken speedo cables. His is an 80, while mine is a 79. The
ML> RW> difference being that in 1980 they began using lockup torque
ML> RW> converters in that TH350. Both transmissions are identical except
ML> RW> for that feature.

ML>it almost sounds to me like there's additional rubbing inside, somewhere,
ML>which may be wearing the internal jacket causing sharp edges which could be
ML>catching the cable... could it be that the new cables have been routed
ML>incorrectly which may be adding an additional or more bend than the original
ML>had?

Somewhere back in the old brain I seem to rembember a recomendation to
Lube even a new cable for best life.
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