Speedo angle drive questions.

[gjz30075]

Great idea Nick. I can see taking it further and providing some sort of 'mechanical' attachment as well.
Maybe some small screws. I would think the epoxy bond would break loose with the twisting and turning of trying to get the bearing piece out.

[chrisawyer]

Wow! Thank you all for the helpful ideas. This one little area has caused me more angst than probably it was worth, but the constant little puddles have been driving me nuts. Especially since it didn't seem to leak pre-restoration. Now, on to the other myriad things I have to do to get it back on the road...

Thanks again, and Merry Christmas!

Chris

[joe7]

Just got done with the leak from the speedo right angle (ra) drive on my 7. What I found was the the leak appears to originate between the adapter and the ra drive faces. If you notice the "nut" on the ra moves rather freely up and down as there is no seal. As such any oil leaking between the 2 faces will run out the bottom of the ra "nut" and down the "neck" of the ra drive. So I used the reliable aviation gasket sealer putting a light coat on the 2 faces and enough inside the "nut" to have the sealer ooze out the bottom when tightened to the adapter. Yes they will be somewhat "glued" together. Wiped off the excess and dissembled it make sure none of the sealer got into the drive. I'm hoping this works as I haven't been able to test drive to find out.

[NTG999]

Back on the road and the Speedo isn't working, the cable isn't turning. I have found there appears to be no fit between cable in right angle drive and part that protrudes from gearbox it just 'flops' on in any position which seems odd as I would expect the squares would need to line up and it be a snug fit. In between the gearbox has been rebuilt so don't know if anything changed there. Any suggestions welcome

[alanr]

You appear to be missing the retaining clip to hold the angle drivetight in its position.
The speedometer angle drive is held in position on the drive in the gearbox by a 'Y shaped metal clip. The 'Y shaped clip is bolted to the gearbox by a 1/4'' UNC bolt. You can just see the bolt hole on the side of the gearbox in your bottom photo.

Alan.

[NTG999]

I have that, I took it off to examine and try and understand what is wrong