Speedo SOLVED !!!

Hi All,

When I first bought the car the speedo was jumping, the DPH told me that it was the cable and he even had a spare which he gave me.

Well loyal readers (if there are any) you may recall I have changed the cable twice (the spare from the DPO was for a RHD car) and bought a new speedo.

The last attempt before replacing the gearbox drive pinion (which is NLS**) is to change the angle drive on the gearbox. This takes the output from the gearbox and turns is 90 deg to make the angle for the speedo cable softer.

Here it is (note the new cable from a previous attempt).

Hmm, something missing.

Here it is

Where ? Here :-

Its the male pin on the angle drive.
Old and new.

All fitted.

And . . . . . . . . . YES it works, I finally have a Speedo !


** NLS = No Longer Sold, and it means TROUBLE.

Cheers,
Richard B.

Next . . . . . . Hmm, we'll see.

Speedo. . . . at last.

Sorry I forgot to post a finished photo so here you go . . . .

From

which was actually

to

I'm very pleased, even if it didn't solve the problem.

I even added a subtle 120 kph sticker which is the max speed limit here in Dubai, but it might just be wishful thinking.

Cheers,
Richard B.

Next . . . . . . a new angle drive.

Genuine Milage . . . . . . HONEST

Hi,

You may recall from earlier posts I changed the speedo cable and that didn't fix the problem so a job that has been on the to do list for ages is to replace the speedometer. Found the right model New Old Stock (NOS) on ebay in the states so time to change it out.

Tonight I pulled out the old one and had a play at resetting the odometer readings as I want to keep it consistent.

Old one in very sorry state.

Out and opened up.

Strip the dials.

And back together, lots of pieces, glad I practiced with the old one.

Cheers,

Richard B.

Next . . . . . . New speedo as soon as it arrives and I then have to re-do it again but for real.