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<p>OK, I managed to get the right angle drive installed by using a
special tool, and decided to take your advice about checking the
speedometer itself. Removed it, stuck the cable in, and it won't
turn at all. I am able to get the needle itself to move by gently
tapping on the side, but can't turn the drive. I don't want to
get into the speedometer, as that is <u>really </u>out of my
expertise. Can someone suggest a speedo shop in the Seattle area?</p>
<p>Mike<br>
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<pre wrap="">Be sure to insert the cable into the speedo and turn it by hand to be
certain the speedo bearing is not frozen. That is usually what causes the
angle drive to fail.
John
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] cable
Update. I removed the right angle drive, and it was definitely the problem.
The drive spindle was broken clean off. Incidentally, no sign of the magic
washer. So I got a new drive (w/ washer) from our friends in Goleta and
tried to install. It barely goes in the hole. Enough to engage the drive
spindle, but just barely. Not far enough to even begin to screw on the
knurled nut. Any ideas? The protrusion of the new spindle looks the same
as the old one, so maybe something is blocking internally in the gearbox
fixture. There are some flats on this fixture, so I could try removing it,
but does that open a barrel of snakes? Can it be R&R'ed easily? I don't
want to compound the problem.
Mike
On 5/29/2017 12:43 PM, Darin Graber wrote:
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if the cable is in one piece, and the speedo needle is free to bounce,
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<pre wrap="">then it's your angle drive. With my angle drive, when I first pulled it out
and I spun the drive end, the cable end also turned...it was only after I
stuck something in the cable end did I discover that the drive end still
turned and that something inside had sheared. Hope that makes sense.
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<pre wrap="">On May 29, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Darin Graber <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dkgraber85@yahoo.com"><dkgraber85@yahoo.com></a> wrote:
No, it won't.
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Well, the cable is in one piece, and looks ok, still a nice square on
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<pre wrap="">both ends. I will pull the right angle drive. Question. If I remove the
drive, will all the oil run out? I hope not.
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<pre wrap="">On 5/29/2017 4:21 AM, Tom Felts wrote:
if it turns easily from the top, either the cable is broken---the cable
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<pre wrap="">is to short--or the other end of the cable has rounded out---or lastly--the
right angle drive is broken. Pull it all out and inspect all pieces.
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---- Mike S <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net"><phoenix722@comcast.net></a> wrote:
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Interestingly, the speedo was working fine, until one day it
didn't. No warning. I decided to unhook the connection at the
back of the speedo and see if the square end of the cable was
rotatable. To my surprise, the entire cable was not even connected
to the speedometer. Just hanging loose. Since it takes quite a
few turns to screw it on, this seems odd. Connecting it did not
solve the problem. Anyway, the cable itself turns quite easily; does
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<pre wrap="">this mean the cable itself is broken?
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<pre wrap="">If so, I will have to pull each end out separately. It's a real
pain to get under the car, as it is an inch off the ground (it
seems), and I am more than an inch thick. Working from the top as
Bob suggested sounds better.
Mike
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<pre wrap="">On 5/28/2017 7:18 PM, John Spaur wrote:
Not sure what it takes to get to the back of the speedo but on my
BT7 I unscrew the cable housing and pull out the cable. A new one
can be slipped in if the housing is good.
John
'62 BT7
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] cable
Finally a question I can help with! As a new Healy owner I've
been lurking on the list for the past few weeks, soaking up the
questions and answers as best a new Healy owner can.
Answer to your question Mike : from above. Definitely. Take the
seats out, remove the radio console and transmission tunnel, and
all is exposed. Did this earlier today on our BJ8 to replace a
missing engine/bell housing bolt and did not take too long at all.
Bob
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Mike S
Sent: May 28, 2017 5:00 PM
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Subject: [Healeys] cable
Any hints on replacing the speedometer cable on my BJ8? From
above or below.....?
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Mike
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