Re: [TR] Speedometer drive in J-type OD

["Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>]

I would definitely check the angle drive first.  A well-known weak spot.

Also check that your speedo head turns freely.  If the bushing gets dry, it
can drag and get hot, which makes it drag harder, which makes it get hotter
... Until the angle drive breaks.  Then the bushing cools off and most of
the drag goes away.

-- Randall

> My 72 TR6's speedometer has stopped working completely. It 
> was jumping more and more wildly and now is completely dead. 
> Since the cable seems to turn freely in the casing I'm pretty 
> certain the drive gear down below has just lost too many 
> teeth to engage. 

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