Re: [DML] Digest Number 1451

[Travis Graham <tgraham@xxxx>]

Hi Michael,

You're probably experiencing a common ailment: a broken angle drive. 
And you have one option if this is the case: get a new one!

Before hauling off to buy a new one though, try one thing: take off the 
front left wheel and remove the plastic cap from the end of the hub. 
This cap actually grips the end of the square angle drive shaft and if 
it's stripped, the shaft won't spin...and your speedometer won't move! 
But, if the cap isn't stripped, you're probably looking at a new angle 
drive. If your angle drive is like mine was, you'll know that it's 
broken because you can remove the shaft! The drive itself isn't too 
hard to replace once you remove that large pesky nut which holds it in 
place - and it will probably take some force (and possibly a few choice 
words) to remove that!

After you get the new one installed, you can attempt to make it last 
longer by taking off the filler screw on top and dropping in some 90W 
gear oil (I use synthetic gear oil on mine - it's great stuff). Do 
this around every 3k miles or so and hopefully it will last a bit 
longer. I've seen some weatherproofing kits for the angle drives as 
well. You may want to inquire about one of these.

Best wishes,
Travis Graham
#6344

On Sunday, April 6, 2003, at 05:48 AM, dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Shorly after I got the car the spedometer started to work
> intermitantly. Eventually it just stopped. I ordered a new lower
> speedo cable and installed it. It was the braded stainless steel one
> from specialtauto in Wash. However after istalling it the darn
> speedometer still doesn't work.