Hi all,
I found the old discussion thread below while surfing for info on the
angle drive for a BJ8.
I have a new one on order since mine failed last week.
Does anyone know the dimension of the washer mentioned, thickness of
course most important?
I want to know if I don't receive one with my order.
Thanks, Peter Ehn
PS.
My drive "crashed" last week, and I think I actually reset the trip
meter while driving as someone mentioned in the old thread. Don't know
if this was the cause, but speedo and cable are OK and easy to spin by
hand.
Peter Ehn
AH 3000 MKIII, 1967. BJ8 42208.
Bromma/Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 708 33 72 97
E-mail: peter.ehn at frontwalker.se <mailto:peter.ehn at frontwalker.se>
To:
"George Haywood" <haywoodone at hotmail.com>
Subject:
Re: [Healeys] Spedo/Cable/Angle Drive - BJ8
From:
"R. Price Lindsay" <price at advocateadvisors.com>
Date:
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:51:12 -0500
Thanks George. I used the washer as recomended. This is a puzzle.
Price
On Jul 26, 2009, at 8:47 PM, "George Haywood" <haywoodone at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> 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 at advocateadvisors.com
>> To: healeys at 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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