[Healeys] Toyota 5 speed question

[JSARCH]

There are couple of things I can think of:

 

1.	The bearing inside of the speedometer cable is frozen. I believe you can test that by removing the cable at the angle drive connection and turn it to check if it will turn freely while connected to the speedometer. Note that the tip of the speedometer cable that goes into the speedometer cannot be longer than 3/8”. If it is it will cause the speedometer bearing to freeze.
2.	If you have the angle drive, there is a short piece of speedometer cable inside of it that makes the 90-degree bend. It can break either through wear or if the bearing inside of the speedometer freezes. To check the angle drive, you need to remove it and turn it with the speedometer cable to see if it turns the cable where it attaches to the transmission tail-piece.

The angle drive can easily be disassembled to replace the short cable inside of it. Just use an old piece of speedometer cable to replace it. You will need to square off the ends with a grinder.

 

Also, according to Norman Kock, there must be a washer at the angle drive connection to the transmission tail-piece.

 

John

’62 BT7

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of i erbs
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 8:09 AM
To: Richard Mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
Cc: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Toyota 5 speed question

 

My speedo worked for a few years, then it stopped. I'm trying to troubleshoot. So yes it was connected.

 

Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6

 

On Mon, Apr 28, 2025, 7:56 AM Richard Mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com <mailto:boyracer466 at gmail.com> > wrote:

There is an angle drive available for the Toyota 5 speed. The question is:  do you have one connected?


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> On Apr 28, 2025, at 7:38 AM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com> > wrote:
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> 
> My speedo quit on my 100-6.
> Does the sr5 trans have an angle drive?
> My health has prevented me from crawling under the car. Just trying to problem solve before I do get under it.
> If. So drive is it?
> 
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
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