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 _really _out of my expertise. Can someone suggest a speedo shop in
the Seattle area?
Mike
On 6/3/2017 6:56 PM, John Spaur wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike S
> Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 12:06 PM
> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
> 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:
>> Mike,
>>
>> if the cable is in one piece, and the speedo needle is free to bounce,
> 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.
>> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>>
>>> On May 29, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Darin Graber <dkgraber85 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> No, it won't.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>>>
>>>> On May 29, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Mike S <phoenix722 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well, the cable is in one piece, and looks ok, still a nice square on
> both ends. I will pull the right angle drive. Question. If I remove the
> drive, will all the oil run out? I hope not.
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/29/2017 4:21 AM, Tom Felts wrote:
>>>>> if it turns easily from the top, either the cable is broken---the cable
> 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.
>>>>> tom
>>>>> ---- Mike S <phoenix722 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> =============
>>>>> 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
> this mean the cable itself is broken?
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>>>>>> Bob England
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 5:07 PM
>>>>>> To: 'Healey List'<healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>>>>>> Mike S
>>>>>> Sent: May 28, 2017 5:00 PM
>>>>>> To: Healey List
>>>>>> Subject: [Healeys] cable
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any hints on replacing the speedometer cable on my BJ8? From
>>>>>> above or below.....?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike
>>>>
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