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?

Claim to fame is the car was used as an extra in the movie Diner with Micky Rourke, Steve Gootenburg, Paul Riser and Kevin Bacon.

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.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Any place that can be drilled and tapped to relocate the hold down?

You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.

TC - Austin, Texas

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

Bill

Pelham,Al

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.


Lawrenceville, GA

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.

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

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.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

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.

55Birdman  Hickory NC

I was tightening the bolt when I broke it, thanks for all the ideas.

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Claim to fame is the car was used as an extra in the movie Diner with Micky Rourke, Steve Gootenburg, Paul Riser and Kevin Bacon.

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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