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Re: [Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8

To: <warthodson@aol.com>, <bspidell@comcast.net>, <price@advocateadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8
From: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:51:47 -0700
Can anyone suggest a solution/cause to the needle bouncing all over the place
at about 50 mph but not at 70+ or less than 40? It does this often but
sometimes it behaves. The speedo was rebuilt 8K ago. I think it always has
done this. Seems to be accurate according the GPS.
Rich (yea, another Richard) Kahn

> From: Warthodson@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:04:15 -0400
> To: bspidell@comcast.net; price@advocateadvisors.com
> CC: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8
>
> Do you have the spacer/washer installed between the angle drive & the
> overdrive/transmission? See parts book or Moss catalog. It is my
understanding
> that this spacer is required to prevent the angle drive from binding when
> it is installed.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> In a message dated 7/26/2009 8:04:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> bspidell@comcast.net writes:
>
> R. Price  Lindsay wrote:
> > 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
>
>
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