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Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 22 2015, 04:30 PM

I lost the speedometer Friday. I thought it may be the speedometer as the trip meter was not working when we went to Moab last year. My assumption was the rest of the unit quit. I checked the speed head with a drill and it was turning. I assumed the cable failed. Not having a spare I spent half a day pulling the cable out of the Alien and installing it in 7 of 9.

Drove it around the block and the speedo worked for about half the trip.

Could it be the angle drive? Why did the speedo work for half the test drive? Can the angle drive failure be intermittent?

Oh, changed speedo heads, no joy.

Anyone had an angle drive fail? I have an extra but I have to crawl under the car one more time. My hip and back are killing me.

Posted by: mepstein Mar 22 2015, 04:39 PM

Use a free speedo app on your phone or gps and leave the car alone until after the trip

Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 22 2015, 05:24 PM

Yes. I have experienced it in Elvira.
(relating to odometer, not speedometer)

Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 22 2015, 06:31 PM

I'm going to try the angle drive tonight after I recover from todays fiasco.

Posted by: Socalandy Mar 22 2015, 06:45 PM

That's where my issue was on two occasions.

Posted by: 76-914 Mar 22 2015, 07:12 PM

drain the oil or park it at one steep angle.

Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 22 2015, 07:21 PM

Ya, I'll jack it way up in the air in the rear and hope it's high enough. I already a pool or gear lube on the floor from pulling the angle drive out of a spare transaxle I had under the bench.

Posted by: JRust Mar 22 2015, 07:44 PM

Hey look at it this way. It could always be worse . I'm sure you'll get it squared away. Maybe see you next week still

Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 22 2015, 07:48 PM

Things will look different tomorrow. Come join us anyway. It will give you inspiration to get back on the horse.