speedo drive question:

[john fretschl]

am about to close up the drive unit after replacing the speedo drive gear. It didn't seem like when I took it apart that there wasn't much grease in it. My question is should the unit be packed with full of grease?

[tfburke3]

Yes that's why the grease fitting.I dont think you can over grease it.Also check the engagement of the ring and pinion.
usually the ring wears a groove in the potmetal housing allowing it to move tighter into the pinion and then the steel pinion wipes out the ring.Some people shim the ring gear,or replace housing.
Like a car rear end you can use the grease to show gear mesh and you should have some very little lash.
Tom