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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Just google it.<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;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Mike S [mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 6, 2017 1:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>; Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] cable<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 6/3/2017 6:56 PM, John Spaur wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Be sure to insert the cable into the speedo and turn it by hand to be<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>certain the speedo bearing is not frozen. That is usually what causes the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>angle drive to fail.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>John<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Mike S<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 12:06 PM<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: Healey List <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Re: [Healeys] cable<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Update. I removed the right angle drive, and it was definitely the problem.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The drive spindle was broken clean off. Incidentally, no sign of the magic<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>washer. So I got a new drive (w/ washer) from our friends in Goleta and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>tried to install. It barely goes in the hole. Enough to engage the drive<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>spindle, but just barely. Not far enough to even begin to screw on the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>knurled nut. Any ideas? The protrusion of the new spindle looks the same<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>as the old one, so maybe something is blocking internally in the gearbox<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>fixture. There are some flats on this fixture, so I could try removing it,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>but does that open a barrel of snakes? Can it be R&R'ed easily? I don't<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>want to compound the problem.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>On 5/29/2017 12:43 PM, Darin Graber wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Mike,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>if the cable is in one piece, and the speedo needle is free to bounce,<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre>then it's your angle drive. With my angle drive, when I first pulled it out<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and I spun the drive end, the cable end also turned...it was only after I<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>stuck something in the cable end did I discover that the drive end still<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>turned and that something inside had sheared. Hope that makes sense.<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Sent from my iPhone 6+<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>On May 29, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Darin Graber <a href="mailto:dkgraber85@yahoo.com"><dkgraber85@yahoo.com></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>No, it won't.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Sent from my iPhone 6+<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>On May 29, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Mike S <a href="mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net"><phoenix722@comcast.net></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Well, the cable is in one piece, and looks ok, still a nice square on<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><pre>both ends. I will pull the right angle drive. Question. If I remove the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>drive, will all the oil run out? I hope not.<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>On 5/29/2017 4:21 AM, Tom Felts wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>if it turns easily from the top, either the cable is broken---the cable<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><pre>is to short--or the other end of the cable has rounded out---or lastly--the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>right angle drive is broken. Pull it all out and inspect all pieces.<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>tom<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>---- Mike S <a href="mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net"><phoenix722@comcast.net></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>=============<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Interestingly, the speedo was working fine, until one day it <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>didn't. No warning. I decided to unhook the connection at the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>back of the speedo and see if the square end of the cable was <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>rotatable. To my surprise, the entire cable was not even connected <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>to the speedometer. Just hanging loose. Since it takes quite a <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>few turns to screw it on, this seems odd. Connecting it did not <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>solve the problem. Anyway, the cable itself turns quite easily; does<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><pre>this mean the cable itself is broken?<o:p></o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>If so, I will have to pull each end out separately. It's a real <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>pain to get under the car, as it is an inch off the ground (it <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>seems), and I am more than an inch thick. Working from the top as <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Bob suggested sounds better.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>On 5/28/2017 7:18 PM, John Spaur wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Not sure what it takes to get to the back of the speedo but on my <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BT7 I unscrew the cable housing and pull out the cable. A new one <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>can be slipped in if the housing is good.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>John<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>'62 BT7<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Bob England<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 5:07 PM<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: 'Healey List'<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Re: [Healeys] cable<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Finally a question I can help with! As a new Healy owner I've <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>been lurking on the list for the past few weeks, soaking up the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>questions and answers as best a new Healy owner can.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Answer to your question Mike : from above. Definitely. Take the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>seats out, remove the radio console and transmission tunnel, and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>all is exposed. Did this earlier today on our BJ8 to replace a <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>missing engine/bell housing bolt and did not take too long at all.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Bob<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mike S<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sent: May 28, 2017 5:00 PM<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: Healey List<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: [Healeys] cable<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Any hints on replacing the speedometer cable on my BJ8? From <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>above or below.....?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote></blockquote><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>MGTD (long gone)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BN1 (long gone)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BN2-100M (gone but in good hands)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BJ8<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> Suggested annual <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/dkgraber85@yahoo.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/dkgraber85@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>--<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mike<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>MGTD (long gone)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BN1 (long gone)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BN2-100M (gone but in good hands)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BJ8<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> Suggested annual donation<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>$12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Mike<br><br>MGTD (long gone)<br>BN1 (long gone)<br>BN2-100M (gone but in good hands)<br>BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>