RE: [DML] Replacement Angle Drive (For Right Hand Drive?)

["John Hervey" <john@xxxx>]

Bill, I have an original box and up until last week when I sold it a brand
new angle drive. The Part # is BG2401.11 By Smiths Instruments as you said.
I still have a good angle drive with 21,000 miles on it.There is a picture
of the box and drive on the web site.
John Hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean-parts/reference-materials-2.html


-----Original Message-----
From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:41 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Replacement Angle Drive (For Right Hand Drive?)


Could well be. Entire engine is a replacement, so I wouldn't put it
past PO.

Does anyone know if replacement angle drives were once offered with
cables wound in wrong direction?

My housing is labeled "Smith Motor Accessories Ltd, England" Part
#862401/11.

Hey! Wait a minute! If my angle drive was designed for a speedo on
RIGHT side of car (driven by PASSENGER wheel), would be wound
correctly. Do I have a right hand drive angle drive?

BTW: Am having difficult time locating cable with 1/8" square end.
Even struck out at local truck repair facility. Have a backup idea
that should generate untold controversy... (watch this space...)

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx> wrote:
> Bill
>
> Are you sure that the cable was not a replacement itself. Once upon
> a time I was going to replace the inner cable because of a crimp -
> so, when I got ready to put it in I noticed the new one was in fact
> wound the wrong way - the original one was not. After some checking
> I discovered that they come both ways depending on the application
> (I had gotten a universal cable that comes with a cute plastic end
> with some epoxy to hold it in place). I could not find a universal
> that was wound the correct way and eventually went with the OEM
> replacement, which was wound the correct direction.
>
> Harold McElraft - 3354
>
> -- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Finally autopsied speedo. Right angle grears fine (yay!). Problem
> is
> > short cable that passes through spindle. Square cimp end is unwound
> > and mangled. In its infinite wisdom DMC wound in opposite
> direction of
> > predominant wheel rotation. All it takes is disturbance to one
> strand
> > and cable will destroy itself from wheel movement alone.
> >
> > Wheel disc is fine BTW.
> >
> > I've got angle drive off car but can't figure out how to remove
> short
> > cable from its gear. Does anyone know how to separate the two? If I
> > can remove short cable, will replace with cut down parts house
> cable.
> > More complicated back up plan otherwise -- will post if that's
> what it
> > comes to.
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939



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