Price,
There is suppose to be a washer inserted at the angle drive/tranny fitting on
Austin Healeys. Evidently the short drive is a little too long and is said to
create too much pressure on the angle drive causing premature failure. You
would think that manufacturers of these products would just produce the
correct part for our application. The washer came with my new angle drive
along with a BMC product warning regarding the use of the washer. If you did
use the washer as directed then I don't have any other explanation for the
rapid failure of you drive. Some of the new speedo cables are too long also
and there is a specific length to cut the cable, which I can't find at the
moment.
George Haywood
'65 bj8
> From: price@advocateadvisors.com
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:21:44 -0500
> Subject: [Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8
>
> 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
> 67 BJ8
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