oil in the speedo head

[richardthestag]

hi all
A while back my speedo was waving about all over the place, when i took it apart i found that the speedo head had quite a lot of oil that had worked up speedo cable. I cleaned everything up and reassembled. Fast forward 2years and i noticed oil again at the speedo end of the cable...

Should there be an o-ring to stop oil from the o/d ? Can't see anything in the parts diagrams. Am i going mad?

Thanks
Richard

[pennine]

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Hi Richard

Just a guess, but I reckon you may have a blocked breather.

[richardthestag]

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good idea, anyone know where the breather is on a man o/d (j type)?

It is probably coming off on saturday so i can get a closer look

[DJT]

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richardthestag wrote:

good idea, anyone know where the breather is on a man o/d (j type)?

It is probably coming off on saturday so i can get a closer look

There is a small hole in the gearbox top cover. Near the front IIRC.

Dave