[Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8

[Bob Spidell]

I stand (sit) corrected.  I've been into my speedo a lot lately, and it's hard 
to believe the little bits inside could freeze up a cable and break the angle 
drive (without blowing the speedo apart).  The angle drive must be REALLY fragile.


Bob



Michael Salter wrote:
> Actually it has been my experience that angle drive failure can often be
> traced to a tight or seized component in the speedometer itself, frequently
> either the odometer or trip meter tumblers.
> Inserting a small flat blade screwdriver into the cable socket and spinning
> it anticlockwise (as I recall) to simulate forward movement of the car will
> often reveal that the drive tightens up after a short period of operation.
> 
> Michael Salter
> 100 (1953) #174
> AHX12 (1953)
> Bugeye (1961)
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=432


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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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