Bob,
Yeah, thanks. I checked with West Valley and Nisonger, yesterday.
Neither sells parts, just overhauls.
I followed your link a couple days ago and found the problem all by my
fat-thumbed self.
It's just a stripped odo driven-worm gear.
The rest of the instrument is like new (white dust and o-ring rot
notwithstanding).
Simple fix, if I had the part.
I reckon finding an old speedo will just have the same gear problem.
Haven't quite gotten to the make-a-gear option, yet.
Might have to break-out my gunsmithing tools, eventually, though.
Oh, wait ... I have a box of old watches and wind-up toys. I wonder if ...
Doug Morris, NC '74 TR-6
.
On Sep 9, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Bob Danielson wrote:
> I have no idea is they sell parts but you might want to give Morris a call
at West Valley Instruments and ask him. There's a bunch of 6-Pack guys who
have had their instruments rebuilt by him in the past 18 months.
http://www.westvalleyinstruments.com/
>
> There's a link to a pdf on rebuilding your speedo at the bottom of this
page. Maybe it will help.
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/SpeedometerCalibration.htm
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 CF38503U
> Running w/ Throttle Body Injection,
> Toyota 5 speed & Nissan LSD
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Douglas Morris" <dcmdcm@nc.rr.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:56 PM
> To: "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [6pack] Odometer Gear
>
>> I've been trying to find an odometer worm gear, the 20-tooth driven
>> white-plastic one.
>> The speedo-repair shops I've contacted don't sell internal parts.
Evidently,
>> they're saving 'em for rebuilds. I don't need a rebuild, just a simple,
little
>> gear.
>> 1) Anybody know of a source for Smith speedo parts?
>> 2) Also, can this plastic gear be removed from the steel eccentric shaft?
I
>> don't want to totally destroy it ... quite yet.
>>
>> Doug Morris, NC '74 TR-6
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