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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The angle drive can be easily repaired. You need to remove one or both disks, the big one I believe. Then replace the broken cable with a short piece of speedo cable and square up the ends; only one end if you start with a square end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>John Spaur<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>San Jose, California<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>josef-eckert@t-online.de<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 28, 2016 2:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tim Ward <timwarduk@aol.com>; Healeys, Forum <Healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Speedometer Adapter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello Tim,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Good to hear you enjoyed the Black Forest event as we did and had a safe journey home.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>You are right, the the washer is fitted between the adapter and the gearbox and not not between the cable and the adapter. These "aftermarket" adapters are prone to fail.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Josef Eckert</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Konigswinter/Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>-----Original-Nachricht-----<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Betreff: [Healeys] Speedometer Adapter<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Datum: 2016-08-28T10:54:02+0200<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Von: "Tim Ward" <<a href="mailto:timwarduk@aol.com">timwarduk@aol.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>An: "<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>Hi Team</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>On the way back from the excellent Healey Event in the Black Forest the Speedometer on my BJ8 stopped working.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>On my return I have verified that it is the Adapter that failed, not the cable or the Speedometer.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>I have obtained a new Adapter from AH Spares and both at time of purchase and in the part fitting instructions I was told that it is vital that I fit the Washer that comes with it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>I assumed that I would find a washer with the old one and know exactly which end of the Adapter to fit it. But I did not. The fitting diagram that comes with the part is useless as it is back to front and very unclear.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>From the Workshop manual I believe that the Washer is fitted between the Adapter and the Gearbox, not between the Cable and the Adapter.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>I shall be most grateful if your wisdom will confirm if I am right.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>Many thanks</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'>Tim</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tim Ward</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Warwick House</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>12 Mill Road</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Kislingbury</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>NN7 4BB</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: 07855 388 751</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.shuttermagic.co.uk/">http://www.shuttermagic.co.uk/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"MV Boli";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.kislingburyonline.co.uk/index.php">http://www.kislingburyonline.co.uk/index.php</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>