Speedo Problems

[G-Man]

Can anyone tell me if its possible to fix a broken speedo assembly. Dave Batty has had my car for over 6 weeks says the assmebly has boken inside the gearbox and will either need a new part or a replacement g/box. Not sure what to believe.

Is there an altenative fix such as an electronic set up? My car is an 89 S2 350.

Cheers

[york33]

My (SW) speedo died, or rather was deceased when I first bought her. Not 100% sure what was up with it but neither odometer or speedo functioned.

£25-£30 and two days later it was returned, clean, calibrated and working perfectly.

www.jdo1.com/

Highly recommended, no connection with them, just a happy customer :-)

cheers
Dave

[njhucker]

If its at the gearbox end, it is probably a worn driven gear. they are normally made of nylon, and are easy to replace, just take the clamp plate off, pull out the old one, and put in a new one.

[G-Man]

Did they say what was wrong with it Dave?

[G-Man]

Nj thats what i ve been told. Do u know if i can find out what do in the wedge bible or is it a straight forward job?

[york33]

He didn't but then again I didn't enquire. I was just happy he fixed it and I didn't have to go in pursuit of another one.

Seemed helpful during (email) conversations so it may be worth your while asking for his opinion on what they've said.

I had a half hearted attempt to look at it myself but soon decided I'd probably do more harm than good trying to take it apart.

cheers
Dave

[york33]

Hmmm, oops, I think I misinterpreted your initial post. For some odd reason I was assuming the gearbox inside the speedo not the obvious gearbox attached to the engine.

[njhucker]

Dead simple,

Undo the clamp plate to remove speedo cable, pull out driven gear (twist as you pull, as it's a helical gear, may need a bit of a tug a). Put new one in ( with new 'o' ring. That's it!