Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: ChrisH]
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10/30/08 09:06 AM
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There are three different diameter gears.Are you sure you have the right one? The drive end of the gear is hardened where the cable goes in and I have never seen one go bad.The gear itself is pretty tough.It is easy to tell condition just by looking at it.I would still look at cable length,speedometer or correct gear installed properly.
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Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: ChrisH]
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10/30/08 01:07 PM
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What about the triangle hole the cable actually engages with. Is it wallered out? Edit: Pay no attention to that old man in the corner. He just had a brain-fart. CRS is setting in, me thinks
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Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: ChrisH]
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10/30/08 04:47 PM
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Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: ChrisH]
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10/30/08 06:21 PM
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The speedo in my Barracuda has never worked. I know the cable is good. I pulled the gear from the trans and it LOOKS good but must not be spinning because the cable isnot spinning. I indexed it properly when checking the gear and it felt like it engaged in the trans. What am I missing?
I have a collection of FSM's. In the 1980 edition, the procedure advises to give a sharp rap from a hammer to seat the gear.
That step worked for me on my last speedometer gear change. This assumes you have the index marks lined up correctly. Good luck.
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Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: Stanton]
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10/30/08 10:56 PM
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if you have the flexible speedo cable seated in the trans speedometer adapter & it's not turning when the driveshaft is then the gear for sure isn't meshing(wrong type of gear) & double check that the index mark you select on the aluminum adapter matches the # of teeth on the colored plastic speedometer pinion you are using.
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Re: Do speedo gears wear out?
[Re: RapidRobert]
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10/31/08 06:34 AM
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Ive seen the nylonn gears worn.Ive changed a bunch of GMs at work and some Chryslers.They will wear not that they dont have teeh nut kind of wallow in the teeth.Hard to describe.Years ago it was a common problem.That and not having them indexed properly.Rocky
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