speedo hardened washer install

[yackee]

Hi all, I am finally getting around to getting my T3 back together after a clutch and u-joint replacement.

I have hit a roadblock and need some advice. I have replaced the input and output seals on my transmission, and to get the speedo drive back in, I stuck the bottom hardened washer to a pick with some grease and deposited it at the bottom of the speedo gear hole. I am using a flashlight to try to see if it is in place or not, but I can't really tell. I am worried that it might have slipped somehow under the speed gear drive, but maybe that's crazy. Was I supposed to wait to put the new seal in before I dropped the washer down the hole? Mostly looking for advice on whether I need to pull the seal and make sure the washer is in the right place or not.

Thanks for any ideas, assurances, etc.

[johnwesley]

You should have done the seal first. Then use some tacky grease to put the washer on the speedo Drive then put the unit down as an assembly. Try using a small magnet to go down the speedometer hole to see if you can retrieve it.

[pehayes]

I typically use a long wire like coat hanger wire.  Probe that into the hole at the bottom and then drop the grease-coated washer down over the wire.  That insures that the washer is centered over the hole.  A long, rigid magnet should pull it back up to try again.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[yackee]

This is brilliant. Thank you! I'll retrieve the washer with a magnet and do the wire trick.

I typically use a long wire like coat hanger wire.  Probe that into the hole at the bottom and then drop the grease-coated washer down over the wire.  That insures that the washer is centered over the hole.  A long, rigid magnet should pull it back up to try again.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[bigbikerrick]

When I have re installed speedo drive gears, I used a tiny bit of contact cement to glue the washer to the bottom of the drive gear. That way I was assured it stayed in place for the install.
Rick.

[normzone]

Not so long ago I looked pretty good in a speedo ... Alas, not swimming or diving that much any more.

 

[Scout63]

I typically use a long wire like coat hanger wire.  Probe that into the hole at the bottom and then drop the grease-coated washer down over the wire.  That insures that the washer is centered over the hole.  A long, rigid magnet should pull it back up to try again.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

+1. I’ve done this before. Work slowly and use a magnet to pull it me retry.