speedo drive lost in gearbox !!!

did the gear box oil on my car ,filled up the gear box oil were the speedo cable goes in (done it loads of time),the speedo drive has fallen off in to the gear box

fished it out about 4 times but could not get it back in to the hole it seats in.

the last time i dropped it disappered ! can not see it any more.

what should i do ? i have been out in the car all the gear are ok ! whats going to happed ??? can the end of the gear box be taken off ?

nope it's scrapped. sell you gx to me for a fiver. :wink:
if the drive was worn to the point of not staying connected to the cable then it's time to change it anyway. i know of people who have left a dropped speedo drive in the bottom of the box but do you really want to chance it?
get a mini grabber and go fishing is all i can suggest mate.

i can not see it any more to get it out ! its gone !

might be worth draining the box again and having a look though the actual fill hole on the end of the box. not what you want to hear i know.

drained the oil ,looked in the side plug !

should i get a air line in there or will it push it more in to the gear box ?

even when i get it out i can not get it back in !!!!!

you could have had it for less than ?5.00

Why didn't it fit properly the first time?

paul_c said

Why didn't it fit properly the first time?

not sure .it would not go back in to the small locating hole drilled in to the gearbox all looks ok in there,had about 4 goes of getting it in,each time i could fish get it out,i have ordered a new drive but can not get the other one out

sounds like the circlip was missing off the cable, the gear should clip firmly in place.  loosing a gear in a box is pot luck, either it will be chewed up by the box and you wont have a problem, or a bit will get stuck in the wrong place and jam it in/out of gear. choice is yours

i don't think there was a circlip holding the drive on to cable ,is the clip on the cable or drive ?

thanks

the clip goes on the cable, then the gear pushes over the top. should take a good yank to remove!  getting the gear to sit right inthe box can be fiddly, takes a good wiggle and a push till it sits right., shouldnt need any force, and if you notice the plate isnt sat flat when doing the bolt up try again!

The gear on mine dropped in once, I took the box out to get a better look and managed to get it out! After that I got told on here that it does happen from time to time and they just get broken up and dont do any harm, just change the gear oil at next service! Well that what I was told, choice is yours!

just got it out (9.30pm) must have taken over 8 hours

draining the oil
having a look
going for a quick spin
draining the oil

the small circlip is missing from the bottom of the cable so i am not sure how i'm going to get the new speedo drive in,new cable ?

thanks for the help

james

new cables dont come with it, you need:
N   900 154 01  - 0.15+VAT

how did you get it out in the end?

jools182 said

how did you get it out in the end?

used a lambretta inner rear brake cable,pushed it in were the speedo cable goes in,the brake cable is about 3mm thick but flexible so you can bend it and still get some force on it

got the new drive in today,all ok

good to hear. still want to sell it for a fiver? :wink:  i could have a matching pair.  :mrgreen: