Rusty Driver
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Joined: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:03 am
Mudwasp Speedo 1
after using a number of dental pics I removed as much mud as possible. It was stuck solid and nothing would move. I removed the "mileage drum" and the gear that drove it. I used a hot water (not boiling) and baking soda bath and dropped th speedo in. After a few hours soaking I gently blew it dry and sprayed it with WD-40 to disperse any water left. Using a square drive I turned the speedo drive by hand. It turned easily! A bit more WD and I attached an electric screwdriver with square bit and watched the needle shaft. It worked as I thought it would. The test will be after it's connected to the speedo cable, I guess?
I have a few more tiny bit's of mud to remove but this is what it looks like (It looks much better "In person") now:
1952 Morris Minor MM (RHD)
1984 Mercedes Benz 380SL
2000 BMW 528i (240,000 Mi.)
1979 Benelli G2 Moped (39 Mi.)