Do you have the spacer/washer installed between the angle drive & the
overdrive/transmission? See parts book or Moss catalog. It is my understanding
that this spacer is required to prevent the angle drive from binding when
it is installed.
Gary Hodson
In a message dated 7/26/2009 8:04:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
bspidell@comcast.net writes:
R. Price Lindsay wrote:
> At Conclave my speedo stops working. There was a mechanic there that
> told me the speedo was frozen, causing the system to fail. I pulled the
> speedo and had it repaired/rebuilt. I also removed the angle drive and
> the male part into the od was broken.
>
> Ordered a new angle drive and cable. When the repaired speedo was
> returned I installed it along with a new angle drive. The cable was not
> damaged so I did not install the new one. Put the car back together and
> 32 miles later the speedo goes flat.
>
> I disconnected the cable and it did not turn when I drove. I pulled the
> cable from it's case and the od end was fine. I put a drill on the cable
> while connected to the speedo and ran it up to 50 mph. When I tried to
> turn the cable by hand it was difficult but it did turn. I suspect the
> angle drive is again broken.
>
> OK, what's the cause? Should the cable in the speedo turn easily? Could
> the speedo have failed? Could the angle drive have failed/been faulty?
>
> Price Lindsay
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