Stephen,
I would start at the transmission. Disconnect the cable from the speedometer
drive. If you are not sure if the speedometer drive is turning then carefully
jack up the rear so you can start the engine put it in gear and view the drive
to
see if it is turning. If it is turning, insure that the cable is inserted into
the drive before tightening. Sometimes, due to all the grit, dirt etc. one does
not insure the end of the cable has fully engaged the drive and does not fully
tighten the cable. The threads are fine, and must be absolutely clean in order
to
tighten correctly. Remember to use plenty of light so you can see what you are
doing. And be careful running the car with the rear jacked up.
I have never had a speedometer gear fail but I have failed to tighten the cable
correctly.
Good Luck,
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
Stephen Peca wrote:
> The speedometer has not worked in the car for the year and a half I've had
> the car, and supposedly for six years with a previous owner. I replaced the
> cable and voila! The speedometer jumped to life - well sort of; the
> speedometer worked for about three miles (according to the odometer), and
> then stopped working. I disconnected the cable and saw that the inner cable
> (the spinning part) was not moving (the same problem with the old cable).
>
> Any thoughts about what is going on and what to do next?
>
> Steve Peca
> Franklin Twp, New Jersey
> 1958 TR3A - TS23867L
>
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