Smiths Speedos Again Odometer Assembly

[Stu55Flash]

Has anyone any pictures of the odometer - the order of reassembly or a descriptive drawing? I stripped mine to clean the drum. I've got it back together but am not sure I've got the order correct as it fell apart.

Thanks

Stu 

[Goldy]

Wow your brave, I never touch them myself. i do everything except speedo's and wheel building, but is this any help all the best http://members.shaw.ca/randell/Smith/Speedo.html

[wilko]

We are talking about chrono's aren't we? Different kettle 'o fish. There's a couple of different setups with chrono's. The little tension springy thing always tricks me where it goes.

[iansoady]

Dennis Quinlan is an expert in Smiths speedos - look here for some really good stuff.

[Stu55Flash]

Thanks for the replies. Job now done after around 6 hours work. Most useful (after previous post on here of course):

Old magazine articale on speedo movement itself:

http://www.hells-confetti.com/Technical%20data/Jaeger%20Instruments/Jaeger%20Chronometric%20Overhaul.pdf

Towards the end of this document it covers the Odometer, not exactly for the chronometric but you can get the idea from here:

http://triumph.daveola.com/NOTES/Speedo_Repair.pdf

Hope this helps someone in the future.

Stu

[Goldy]

Just a question, how did you get the rim off to access the instrument. I think its that which puts me off messing with them.

[Stu55Flash]

In this case it was already loose and came off with a gloved hand. When I've done it before, because the rim needed re-chroming I just used a junior hacksaw and cut it off. Their are other ways as shown in other posts like using the rubber type strap wrench. I used to fix aircraft cockpit instruments and we used to use a wooden board with a tapered hole with some duck tape around the outside. That way you can put your weight onto the can at the rear.

Stu

[chaterlea25]

Hi All,
Good idea Stu
I use some double sided tape applied to the bezel, wrwp a length of webbing (bike strap) around the tape
bring the 2 ends together and secure them in the vice!!
drill 2 holes to match the mounting studs in a kength of flat steel (1x 1/8th or whatever)
Use this as a wrench to unscrew the can from the rim
HTH
John O R