Reproducing speedo gear and brass adapter

[Marc van Aalderen]

Richard,

To be honest I'm a little bit disappionted in the response sofar. One member initially asked for a price and wanted 3 or 4 sets. Now only wants 2 of the gears. Kevin wants a set. Aidan has not yet replied but I fear the PM was lost in the transfer of the Forum. I just resend the PM to him. That is all for now.

As you say there must be a lot of Carriers in need of these parts or just have these as spares. I think the price is fair considering the amount of machining involved and even hardening of the gear. Don't you agree on this? Selling them on at cost also.

Hopefully there will be more response shortly.

Cheers,

[RichardT10829]

Aidan is Big Mike....he asked me for one of these a year ago...so it further confirms he is BM.... he may not have posting access on here anymore so you may want to email him to see if he still wants one.

I would say your pricing is very good as they are a hard piece to machine....the brass adapter is the easy bit the drive spindle is a different matter altogether

[shaun]

Hi Marc, that is a very fair price. if i dont have any luck recovering my new genuine one i may well have one.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Shaun,

With the number of Carriers you have had and possibly will have in the future you may need several! Let me know soon if you need a set please.

I agree, the price is very fair. I really did my best to get this price. Even offering the company to come by for a drive in my Carrier.

Cheers,

[chris vickery]

And to think, I had a few speedo gears NOS a couple years ago and guys thought I was too expensive at $20CAN each....

[RichardT10829]

Marc.... any updates on this production line ? am i able to get my components back yet buddy ?

[Marc van Aalderen]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Marc.... any updates on this production line ? am i able to get my components back yet buddy ?

Hi Richie,

Your speedo drive parts have been reproduced and I would like to thank you very much for lending me these rare items. Do you need your parts in a hurry or will we meet at Beltring?

Cheers mate,

[RichCam]

Marc...I am connecting the speedo cable in our carrier to the speedometer. The outer cable housing is intact as well as the speedo cable. However, where the cable fits into the speedometer, I don't understand how it turns to activate the speedometer. It would appear that the complete coupling needs to turn since it has a spindle gear on top of it that is connected via a small shaft and coupling that fits over the speedo cable. I'm trying to get the instrument panel in, complete with working speedo and lights, for Father's Day on Sunday. Please advise when you have a moment. Thanks

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Richard,

I got a phone call this week that the gears and adapters are ready. I plan on collecting them coming week. The machine shop told me that the second production run, if ever needed, will be costing more as it was more work than anticipated. But they stuck to their quote even do they lost money on this batch!

On your speedometer there is a little conical gear. You need an adapter that has a matching gear inside and slides over the speedometer. This adapter has a 90 degrees angle and the oposite side has threading for your cable nut.

Carrier speedo and adapter.JPG

I bought one of these adapters from Brian Ashbury, it is his picture, but discovered that my speedo already had one. There for it is surplus to me. If you need it you can have it at cost.

Cheers,

[RichCam]

Marc,
Thank you for the information and your kind offer. We were able to purchase a new speedometer and it came with the proper adapter plus the little pinion gear. I also have the same adapter and gear on the original speedo. (that was vandalized) Ross Williams gave me a call to explain that the pinion gear should freely spin and that its shaft connects to the end of the speedo cable. Outer coupling then threads onto the speedo cable cover. Both of my pinion gears are seized into the so I couldn't figure out how they worked. Now it is clear and I will free up the shafts and I should be all set.
One last question, how much of the opposite end of the speedo cable should protrude from the speedo cable cover coupling for it to fit properly into the brass receiver, just to the rear of the transmission? Regards, Richard.