[DML] Re: angle drive tips and suggestions

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lubricate the angle drive at every service interval. Do it a minimum
of at least once a year. If you do not have the support bracket for
the lower speedometer cable then get one. It is the same bracket that
holds the left brake hose with a loop added to support the speedo
cable. The origional angle drive has plastic gears that will
eventually wear out. My theory is that on some cars inside the
instrument cluster some of the plastic pins break off. They have a
small metal clip on them that gets caught in the magnet of the
speedometer and jams it causing the angle drive to fail and the cables
to fail. To lubricate the angle drive you raise the front of the car,
remove the front left wheel, remove the cable from the angle drive,
rotate the angle drive till the little screw is on top. Remove the
screw and force some grease in. 
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sweitzel_2000" <sweitzel@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> I have an August 81 DMC vin 3231. Currently it's a semi-daily driver
> with 7300 original miles (sat for 15 years before I got it). My angle
> drive is original and is functioning correctly.
> After reading all about the angle drive and knowing about the high
> failure rate, is there anything in particular I could do to the angle
> drive and or whole speedometer cable system to hopefully prevent mine
> from ever breaking?








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