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Since I bought my Dymanic 88 the Speedometer does not work. Recently I changed the front shocks and when on the drivers side decided to investigate why. On removing the grease cap there is a square drive inserted in there but whatever joins it to the cable through the axle shaft is missing. What exactly am I missing here? I presume another sort of long square drive or insert that joins the both, I am open to any answers here. Thanks.
The 1965-70 Olds full size cars used a plastic socket inside the dust cap to drive the speedo cable. These are not reproduced and N.O.S. or good used ones are nearly nonexistent. Unfortunately the get broken when ham-fisted "mechanics" don't know what they are doing.
And I might add, make sure the speedo cable isn't binding.
It's a good idea to remove the cable from the casing and clean and lube it with Vaseline
A binding cable can cause that 60 year old plastic to snap easily..
I have this setup in my 64 Ninety Eight as well. The cable AND the little nylon tube were broken. I replaced the cable, and I JB Welded the little white tube into the cap. I will be on the lookout for more of these NOS caps at future swap meets!
Since I bought my Dymanic 88 the Speedometer does not work. Recently I changed the front shocks and when on the drivers side decided to investigate why. On removing the grease cap there is a square drive inserted in there but whatever joins it to the cable through the axle shaft is missing. What exactly am I missing here? I presume another sort of long square drive or insert that joins the both, I am open to any answers here. Thanks.
Hey Baron! Let me know if you can't find the cap that you're looking for. As my Olds uses this setup, I have a template to try to build one with a standard cap and my boy's 3D printer. He likes a challenge.
A small correction Joe.
That should read 1963-70 Olds full size cars....
The part number changed somewhere in there, but they all fit the same.
Yeah, I was lazy, as I didn't want to get into the Jetstar 88 exceptions. The 64 J88 drove the speedo from the trans, and while the 65-66 J88s used the wheel-driven speedo, the caps for those are unique to the J88 because they used the smaller A-body front wheel bearings and hubs.
Since I bought my Dymanic 88 the Speedometer does not work. Recently I changed the front shocks and when on the drivers side decided to investigate why. On removing the grease cap there is a square drive inserted in there but whatever joins it to the cable through the axle shaft is missing. What exactly am I missing here? I presume another sort of long square drive or insert that joins the both, I am open to any answers here. Thanks.
