Speedo/Gearbox connection

Jan 19, 2004 1 Replies

Hi all, a long time since I've been on here - I thought I know all there was to know about my car but I've been stumped again :)



Its an old 205 with the TU1 engine. Where the speedo cable is held into the area around the driveshafts with a rubber pin I have struck a problem. A recent removal to lube the cable worked fine until a few miles into the journey the speedo died. Checked it out and found the plastic cylinder with the square hole that the cable slots into had snapped off and jammed onto the cable.



Theres a bolt to take the surrounding plate off the gearbox but it seems to be stuck down and its a nightmare to get into. Does anyone know if you can buy these parts, what price they are and what I need to look out for (parts dropping into box etc) as the manual doesnt cover it and I reckon I'll have to destroy it to get it out.



Cheers James


probably the same if not similar as on the 405.

the white bit thats bolted onto the gearbox (one bolt) is only a couple of quid but remember to either keep the rubber seal off your old one or buy a new one as well as they dont come as a pair. This piece is stuck in really tight becaue the rubber bit expands in the hole to seal it tight. Pull as hard as you can wilst turning it at the same time and it should suddenly let go (nearly pulled all my finger nails out) Have to undo the bolt first by the way. The metal bit has a cog on the bottom and comes to you for a few quid. On the 405 there is a brown one and a black one and they are both different, either do what I did and buy one of both or take yours out to see which one it is (presuming there are two). this just goes down the hole thats left after you take the plastic bit out, just bung it in and put the plastic bit back.

Job done, you hope. On mine it wasn't that, it's the bit that drives that actually inside the gearbox.

Tim

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