-> RE: Right Angle Drive
->Peter Schaus writes:
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->The right angle drive for the speedometer on my Healey is broken.
->The short square shaft which mates with the shaft coming out of
->the overdrive unit broke off inside the right angle drive. I noticed
->that The Healey Surgeons sell rebuilt units ($68.50 with a core)
->so these are evidently rebuildable. Near as I can tell it has only
->two moving parts. Has anyone ever tried to rebuild one?
->If so, where can you get parts?
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-> This is not something I have personally done, but I have been
->told that the Atlanta A-H club has covered this in local tech
->sessions. The trick seems to be to pry the right angle drive
->open and replace a piece of flexible cable. Apparently the unit
->is not a gear, but just a small piece of speedo cable soldered in
->to the driven end, with the square tip bent 90 degrees and coming
->out of the other end. Moral: don't throw away old speedo cables!
->
Well, the ones I've taken apart had a pair of gears in them...
But agreed, they are expensive, however, Pegasus Racing sells the same
angle drives to fit Formula Ford Tachometers. New: $45 the last time I
checked...
Bob
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