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Uncle Joe
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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: Oops! |
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I dont think this should look like this, but how it happened is a complete mystery to me. I wonder if anyone can recognise what it was?
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Greeney in France
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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Location: Limousin area of France
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Looks like an inner drive shaft bearing?
OR now I have had a second look a gear lever socket
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Uncle Joe
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Its neither...the bent bit on the right should be straight.... |
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peter scott
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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I've never seen one before and it's difficult to gauge its size, but is it the end of a speedo cable?
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Uncle Joe
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Spot on Peter! Its the transmission end of the outer casing.
I still dont know how it got damaged though.... |
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Job-Rated
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Sugarbeet County
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Uncle Joe wrote: | | I still dont know how it got damaged though.... |
Drivin' too bloomin' quick, I shouldn't wonder... 
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Uncle Joe
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| As if I would! |
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Brian M
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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UJ
It is caused either
1. by the "torque twist" on your V8 rotating the gearbox and taking up all the slack in the speedo cable.
2. going over a speed bump too fast and the bulkhead (and therefore dashboard) moving relative to the drivetrain and again the speedo cable having no slack left.
or
3. you hit it with a screwdriver!
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Uncle Joe
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Brian, I only wish it was as simple as that. At least then I would know what had happened! |
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