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| swl |
 Aug 5 2007, 09:02 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada  |
Ok folks - next on my to do list is the speedometer. There are really only 3 points of possible failure:
The sender gear The cable The speedo itself The old car was working when she went to sleep so I can easily swap out parts. Whats the most likely place to start? |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 5 2007, 09:06 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,854 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(swl @ Aug 5 2007, 07:02 PM)  Whats the most likely place to start? if nothing works, suspect the cable. if the odometer doesn't work, one of the gears inside has worked it's way lose (press-fit) and slid out of the way. both are easy to fix. sometimes, the speedo angle drive on the transmission breaks too ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Andy |
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swl speedometer failure points Aug 5 2007, 09:02 PM
type47 can't you test the speedo by spinning the ... Aug 6 2007, 07:24 AM swl Jim,
Yup. The cable at that end has a slot in it.... Aug 10 2007, 04:57 PM Slider Is there a How To on repairing that gear for the o... Aug 10 2007, 06:54 PM swl try this one Chris.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/t... Aug 10 2007, 07:06 PM
Slider
try this one Chris.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/... Aug 12 2007, 05:15 PM BarberDave :trophy:
... Aug 13 2007, 06:16 AM swl Does it do this all the time Dave? From what I... Aug 13 2007, 05:11 PM Cap'n Krusty Removal of the angle drive, using the 27mm nut, do... Aug 13 2007, 05:53 PM swl First of all the failure was for sure at the angle... Aug 14 2007, 07:58 PM |
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