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Topic: tr3550 speedo gear?
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fredfifty
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can anyone give me a rundown on removing the speedo gear assembly? I'm trying to pinpoint a leak and it looks like it might be the speedo gear.
I want to remove it from the housing/case to see if a seal went bad or something. thnx
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RIP EDSON VELORO
IM A NOOB, EXCUSE ME. THANKS.
92 LX Coupe 5.0 CARB'd BOLT-ONS SMOG LEGAL
62 Rag Impala
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fredfifty
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figured it out somewhat...also found out the outter o-ring seal for the speedo housing is 0$.65 but shipping is $8.65. cant find it anywhere, except for a shop online called the gearbox. oh well, they got me this time.
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RIP EDSON VELORO
IM A NOOB, EXCUSE ME. THANKS.
92 LX Coupe 5.0 CARB'd BOLT-ONS SMOG LEGAL
62 Rag Impala
Posts: 4948 | Registered: Sep 2010
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Martinna
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Get a cheap pair of digital calipers to measure the inner and outer diameter of the O ring. You can buy O rings of any size cheap online. The Tremec housing strips easy. Use a torque wrench when tightening the bolts back up.
Posts: 1093 | From: City | Registered: Oct 2012
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fredfifty
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already ordered online with the $8 shipping handling, but good idea martinna. i wasnt sure if the o-ring was specialized or common, so i just ordered the specific one as soon as i found it online
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RIP EDSON VELORO
IM A NOOB, EXCUSE ME. THANKS.
92 LX Coupe 5.0 CARB'd BOLT-ONS SMOG LEGAL
62 Rag Impala
Posts: 4948 | Registered: Sep 2010
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Martinna
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I get what you're saying. Hardware stores can carry a good O ring selection. Those cheap digital calipers with the yellow and red buttons quickly pay for themselves. Just don't strip any tapped threads. Tremec uses the softest aluminum.
Posts: 1093 | From: City | Registered: Oct 2012
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fredfifty
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9/2010
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Shit man, that clip that keeps the speedo cable in the VSS housing is a real bitch trying to pop back in! I already bent the shit out of one. I read online that you dont really take it all the way out...just pull it out a bit then pull the speedo cable out...is that true? Because i dont see how that would work with that flange on the speedo cable end.
[ 2017-08-18, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: fredfifty ]
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RIP EDSON VELORO
IM A NOOB, EXCUSE ME. THANKS.
92 LX Coupe 5.0 CARB'd BOLT-ONS SMOG LEGAL
62 Rag Impala
Posts: 4948 | Registered: Sep 2010
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