Re: [DML] Angle Drive

["Walter" <Whalt@xxxx>]

Sean,

Supposedly after you turn your wheel all the way to the right, take the tire
off the car and take the speedometer cable loose from the angle drive, then
the angle drive is supposed to rotate freely on the large nut to which it is
attached. You turn the angle drive so that the screw on the bottom is now
on top. Remove the screw and put the oil in this screw hole.

To help things along, pull the plastic cap off of the center hub (this is
exposed when you remove the tire) to expose the cable going to the angle
drive. Spin this with your fingers while you put the oil in. It will help
it soak in better.

I oiled my angle drive for the first time a few days ago, and I couldn't
figure out how to turn the angle drive over to get the fill-screw facing up.
DMC Joe tells me that the thing must be seized on there. I oiled mine by
spraying the screw hole with white lithium grease from a spray can through a
straw. I could feel the straw hitting the gears as I stuck it in the hole
and turned the cable.

The next time I oil mine, I'm going to hose the thing down with PB Blaster
or Liquid Wrench to see if I can get it to rotate so the screw hole will be
on top.

Hope this helps,

Walt Tampa, FL