Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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Can anyone help? Looking for the above part so my speedo doesn't read 130 when it's doing 50... (currently got a 2.8 gear in there so it's all kinds of messed up)

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Re: Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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Hi,
Try Burton Power or it might be worth asking these people:
http://www.bearingkits.co.uk/TYPE-9-GEA ... TH/809.htm

If you do manage to find one, it might be a good idea to buy a new retaining cap, as they are really difficult to remove without mashing them up beyond recognition.

Good luck finding a drive gear.

All the best,
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Re: Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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Andrew 2.8i wrote:as they are really difficult to remove without mashing them up beyond recognition.
I`m just wondering, I assume that`s prizing them out which butchers them? I may well be wrong, it`s only 1/2 an idea - but is it not possible to use the speedo shaft as a drift & tap it out from the other side? (I have known that to work on other boxes - admittedly with a smaller, more rigid cap.)
Curious if anyone`s done this?
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stevemarl wrote:I`m just wondering, I assume that`s prizing them out which butchers them? I may well be wrong, it`s only 1/2 an idea - but is it not possible to use the speedo shaft as a drift
Hi Steve,
I suppose almost anything long and thin could be used as a drift to try to remove the cap. It was some time ago when I did mine, and I can't check because my Haynes manual is in the garage, but I think I just did as the manual instructed (classic rookie error!), which is to prise out the cap.

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Re: Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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Hi,
I've just checked and a new speedo retaining cap is £8. I didn't pay anything near that for the one I bought, so perhaps Steve's recommended technique is probably worth a try.

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Re: Looking for a 24 tooth speedo gear for a type 9

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If you`re replacing the shaft anyway, you`ve nothing to lose. Just gentle taps with a small hammer, it should start to move, if not....plan B?
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