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By MG Cook - 16 Years Ago
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I've mentioned in my post before that I am not a mechanic, I demostrated that real well yesterday as I was changing the speedo cable out on my 55, I wrung the clamp down screw off on the bracket that holds the speedo cable into the transmission housing, rut roo? What should I do, have a pro fix it and what tools are required?
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 16 Years Ago
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MG: Getting to the broken bolt in the car would be tough, and drilling a steel bolt out of aluminum is always shaky, as the drill seems to always find its way to the soft aluminum and drill beside the bolt. The O ring on the speedo housing may be tight enough to hold it in the transmission housing without the clamp. Sometimes they are difficult to pull out of the housing. Worth a try.
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By Tom Compton - 16 Years Ago
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Any place that can be drilled and tapped to relocate the hold down?
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By yehaabill - 16 Years Ago
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Y-Guy MG Kinda of along John's idea, put a bead of "good ole" silicone around it after you've pushed it in. It's easy to peel off when you need to remove it in the future,and it has enough "give" in it so it shouldn't bind-up. Just a thought Bill
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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If the head of the screw broke off so that part of the shank is still sticking out, you might try filing the remains flat so that you can get an adjustable wrench - or better yet, vice grips - on it and try backing it out that way. If there is an easy out small enough, it might be worth a shot.
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By Ol'ford nut - 16 Years Ago
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Here is a trick I have used many times. Take a nut and hold it over the broken bolt, then using a wire welder go into the hole in the nut and weld it to the broken end. Let it cool down and screw broken end out. Has always worked but of course you need to be able to have area to work and a wire welder.
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By PWH42 - 16 Years Ago
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If the remains of the bolt are loose,you might try putting a nut over it and then fill the nut with a good quality epoxy and then tomorrow screw it out.Oviously,don't let the epoxy contact the transmission surface.Or,as a couple of guys have said,just stick the cable in,maybe with some RTV sealer around the edge,and hope for the best.
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By 55Birdman - 16 Years Ago
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Not saying it works eveytime but I have had similar issues and I took a drill bit thats smaller than the bolt Drill a hole in the bolt. Get a self tapping screw and screw it down to hold the clamp . Once you get there STOP . It will work . You can fix it permanently later when you have the trans out of the car . All you want to do is hold the clamp down to keep the speedo from coming out. This will do the trick.
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By MG Cook - 16 Years Ago
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I was tightening the bolt when I broke it, thanks for all the ideas. It's what makes this forum great.
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By 57FordPU - 16 Years Ago
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MG, I have no working knowledge of this (just a mental picture), but if all else fails or you have no room to work with, a screwdriver clamp (I know it wouldn't be pretty) going completely around the tail shaft housing and the hold down lever should keep it in place until you have a better solution.
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By paul2748 - 16 Years Ago
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57 Ford Kustom (8/7/2009)
Here is one more idea, if the boltwas not frozen Take a hacksaw blade cut a slot in the top of the bolt and use a flat tip screwdriver to remove the broken bolt T  M
A variation on this is the use of a dremel tool. If you don't have one, buy it - its the handiest tool in my garage.
Get the mandril and the small thin cut off discs and make a slot for a screwdriver. Even if you have to go into the trans a little to get the slot deep enough you shouldn't have any problem. And if the tool is too awkward to get near the bolt, they make a right angle attachment that you can get into anywhere (so it seems to me).
The Sears variation of the dremel tool takes all the dremel accessories and parts.
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By LON - 16 Years Ago
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Try John's idea first . If that doesn't work ,take out the cable ,plug the hole ,buy a tacho and work out you speed on the tacho .That's my 2 cents worth . Lon
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By 57FordPU - 16 Years Ago
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Lon, I sent you a PM. Please PM or E-mail me. Thanks
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 16 Years Ago
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Charlie: You did the same thing Pegleg did the other day, made your post at 312 pm. How do you guys do it???
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By 57FordPU - 16 Years Ago
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John, Interesting, mine says 12:12pm. Perhaps the forum shows the appropriate time zone to each forum member??? By the way, I put a little something in the mail to you today that is related to the 2008 Shootout (just a small surprise).
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By yalincoln - 16 Years Ago
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say John, mabey you should work on your reaction times, HA! HA!
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 16 Years Ago
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Wayne: You sure got that right!!! John
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By PF Arcand - 16 Years Ago
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MG: Lastly, when you install screws, it's usually a good idea to apply lubricant & on small dimension fasteners, learn to use a light touch... Better yet, get a fastener torque chart & study it.
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