Trying to remove speedo gear case.

[james hitchcock]

Quick question. Do I have to drop my brake cross shaft in order to remove the speedo gear case ? Cross shaft is right up almost against the gear case. Should it be so close ? Wondering if my rear motor mounts have let things drop a bit ?

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

James, a jack under the transmission "might" help, let us know.
Bill W.

 

[james hitchcock]

Bill, I started to jack it up and stopped, thought I'd ask first.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

It does sound like you have frame sag. I removed my speedometer case without removing anything else.

 

[james hitchcock]

Yikes.

 

[Mitch//pa]

if your service brake cross shaft is not adjusted properly (the outer levers should be vertical) that can cause it to be to close to the speedo turtle....
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with the levers vertical the cross shaft should be slightly behind the turtle allowing for easy removal

 

[1955cj5]

Mine was really close...I was just able to get the bolts out and the turtle slipped out....the tricky part was getting it back in with the gasket intact and in the right place