Speedometer gear housing endcap

[farmerdick]

Hello and a Happy New Year to Everyone. I`am having a dickins of a time removing the endcap off the speedometer drivegear housing. It is inthere so hard, I am just flaring the lip of the cap. I`ve used some "blaster" peneterating fluid and no luck. I would have broken several screwdriver tips if I had been to crazy working on it. Any thoughts as to what I might try next? Thanks

Richard/Maine

[Richard Redmond]

Are you referring to the oval plate at the bottom of the Stewart Warner speedo?

Try this link to a thread https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78422

I eventually found the plate easy to remove, by freeing the lip with a blunt Stanley knife blade and then engaging a small screwdriver blade under one edge and popping it out.

If it absolutely won't come, it would be safe to drill a small hole, tap in a self-tapping screw and pull / lever on it with a Mole Wrench

Or are you referring to the drive gear housing on the transmission tube?

[columbiA]

If you mean the "turtle"on the torque tube,I remove the end cap by drilling a small hole & pry it out with a punch.Then you can tap the shaft out towards the cable end.when its back together,use a drop of silicone to seal the hole to keep dirt out.

[farmerdick]

I am referring to the shaft retainer on the "turtle" on the speedometer cable end. The other end has an aluminum domed shaped plug.

Thanks
Richard

[columbiA]

After removing the end cap,tapping out the shaft will bring the retainer with it.

[WRA]

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Originally Posted by columbiA

After removing the end cap,tapping out the shaft will bring the retainer with it.

So how do you remove the end cap? I see how I could drill a small hole and use a drift to push the pin and retainer out. But then, Ill need to fill the hole. Thoughts.

[Purdy Swoft]

If you don't want to use silicone you could solder the hole before re installing.