Martin writes...
>Yo, gearheads, I got a little problem.
Gearheads here!! :-)
>Having the tunnel out of my GT6 as I do for clutch cylinder rebuilds, I
>decided to
>investigate the reason my speedo hasn't worked since I got the car. As it
>turns out,
>both plastic drive gears are crunched -- the gear on the drive spindle and the
>worm gear
>in the tranny. How this happened ... is beyond me.
>
>Still, I would like to have a functional speedometer. Call me a nut. But I'm
>not
>hardly eager to pull apart the tranny in order to have one. Before I put the
>tunnel
>back, what are my options here? Slim and none?
You need to pull the tranny Martin. Once it's out on the workbench
you'll need to remove the output flange, extension housing and rear
bearing before you can change the speedo gear.
Perhaps you'll want to wait until you're ready for a full rebuild.
Cheers!
Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
'74, '77 Spits
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