Right, Bazz..as per my other reply on the other threafd..if the peg which comes out of the box itself ( not the one coming out the speedo drive you replaced) is not turning, you have no option but to open the box up..
This is engine and box out I think...
Sorry....
Let me know what you find...
Kind regards
David
speedo not working, how do i get the cable out
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Sounds bad 
You might be able to drop the front of the box far enough to get the end cover off without taking the engine out, but I have a feeling the gearshift will not come out of the tunnel without dropping the whole lump.
This is a 915 box, but I think the 901 is a similar concept. You can see the bevel drive that picks up on the end of the output shaft.
Here is the gear on the end of the output shaft.
Hope you can get at this whilst in the car, dropping the lump out just to get the speedo working for a ticket is very depressing. You could try taking it somewhere that lets you sit in the car to operate all the controls whilst they look around. Chances are they won't even notice the speedo not working, this is exactly how I got around this problem when I got the first ticket on my car
You might be able to drop the front of the box far enough to get the end cover off without taking the engine out, but I have a feeling the gearshift will not come out of the tunnel without dropping the whole lump.
This is a 915 box, but I think the 901 is a similar concept. You can see the bevel drive that picks up on the end of the output shaft.
Here is the gear on the end of the output shaft.
Hope you can get at this whilst in the car, dropping the lump out just to get the speedo working for a ticket is very depressing. You could try taking it somewhere that lets you sit in the car to operate all the controls whilst they look around. Chances are they won't even notice the speedo not working, this is exactly how I got around this problem when I got the first ticket on my car
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Not officially an MOT item the Speedo, but an offence if caught on the road.
|The average MOT bay would never notice it wasn't working anyway.
|The average MOT bay would never notice it wasn't working anyway.
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For a working speedo, you could temporarily fit a Garmin GPS to the dash !
As for the gearbox, I've split two 901 box's now, I believe youy can get the end cover off with the box in the car. You will need to take off the tail mount and disconnect the shifter shaft. You may also need to lower the tail of the box. (Drain the oil of course) If you need a hand, I'm not a million miles away, Leicester.
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Cheers
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As for the gearbox, I've split two 901 box's now, I believe youy can get the end cover off with the box in the car. You will need to take off the tail mount and disconnect the shifter shaft. You may also need to lower the tail of the box. (Drain the oil of course) If you need a hand, I'm not a million miles away, Leicester.
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Cheers
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Just realised you are in Telford, not a million miles from me either (just south of Crewe). So between myself, Tim and yourself we could hit it one evening to at least get it apart and diagnose the problem?
Let me know and I'll book the time off with the wife!
I'll bring a trolley you can borrow so if the engine needs to come out we can do that as well!! It's only two pipes, four bolts and the driveshafts!!
Let me know and I'll book the time off with the wife!
I'll bring a trolley you can borrow so if the engine needs to come out we can do that as well!! It's only two pipes, four bolts and the driveshafts!!