[Healeys] cable

[Mike S]

Update.  I removed the right angle drive, and it was definitely the 
problem.  The drive spindle was broken clean off. Incidentally, no sign 
of the magic washer.  So I got a new drive (w/ washer) from our friends 
in Goleta and tried to install.  It barely goes in the hole.  Enough to 
engage the drive spindle, but just barely.  Not far enough to even begin 
to screw on the knurled nut.  Any ideas?  The protrusion of the new 
spindle looks the same as the old one, so maybe something is blocking 
internally in the gearbox fixture.  There are some flats on this 
fixture, so I could try removing it, but does that open a barrel of 
snakes?  Can it be R&R'ed easily?  I don't want to compound the problem.

Mike


On 5/29/2017 12:43 PM, Darin Graber wrote:
> Mike,
>
> if the cable is in one piece, and the speedo needle is free to bounce, then it's your angle drive. With my angle drive, when I first pulled it out and I spun the drive end, the cable end also turned...it was only after I stuck something in the cable end did I discover that the drive end still turned and that something inside had sheared.  Hope that makes sense.
>
> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>
>> On May 29, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Darin Graber <dkgraber85 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> No, it won't.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>>
>>> On May 29, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Mike S <phoenix722 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, the cable is in one piece, and looks ok, still a nice square on both ends.  I will pull the right angle drive. Question.  If I remove the drive, will all the oil run out?  I hope not.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5/29/2017 4:21 AM, Tom Felts wrote:
>>>> if it turns easily from the top, either the cable is broken---the cable is to short--or the other end of the cable has rounded out---or lastly--the right angle drive is broken.  Pull it all out and inspect all pieces.
>>>>
>>>> tom
>>>> ---- Mike S <phoenix722 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> =============
>>>> Interestingly, the speedo was working fine, until one day it didn't.  No
>>>> warning.  I decided to unhook the connection at the back of the speedo
>>>> and see if the square end of the cable was rotatable.  To my surprise,
>>>> the entire cable was not even connected to the speedometer.  Just
>>>> hanging loose.  Since it takes quite a few turns to screw it on, this
>>>> seems odd. Connecting it did not solve the problem. Anyway, the cable
>>>> itself turns quite easily; does this mean the cable itself is broken?
>>>> If so, I will have to pull each end out separately.  It's a real pain to
>>>> get under the car, as it is an inch off the ground (it seems), and I am
>>>> more than an inch thick.  Working from the top as Bob suggested sounds
>>>> better.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/28/2017 7:18 PM, John Spaur wrote:
>>>>> Not sure what it takes to get to the back of the speedo but on my BT7 I
>>>>> unscrew the cable housing and pull out the cable. A new one can be slipped
>>>>> in if the housing is good.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>> '62 BT7
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
>>>>> England
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 5:07 PM
>>>>> To: 'Healey List'<healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] cable
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally a question I can help with!  As a new Healy owner I've been lurking
>>>>> on the list for the past few weeks, soaking up the questions and answers as
>>>>> best a new Healy owner can.
>>>>>
>>>>> Answer to your question Mike : from above.  Definitely.  Take the seats out,
>>>>> remove the radio console and transmission tunnel, and all is exposed.  Did
>>>>> this earlier today on our BJ8 to replace a missing engine/bell housing bolt
>>>>> and did not take too long at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike S
>>>>> Sent: May 28, 2017 5:00 PM
>>>>> To: Healey List
>>>>> Subject: [Healeys] cable
>>>>>
>>>>> Any hints on replacing the speedometer cable on my BJ8?  From above or
>>>>> below.....?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Mike
>>>
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-- 
Mike

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