oil leak at the tachometer, can the tach be removed ?

hillhudson · Post by **hillhudson** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:01 pm

hey all, i have a leak at my tach and i think its the O-RING or possibly that whoever took it apart in the past didn't replace the two washers that go on either end of the drive shaft, my question is, can i remove the shaft that the tach cable plugs into without removing the whole assembly from the engine?

thanx

-hill

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:18 am

No, but the entire ass'y is only retained by one M6 screw.

hillhudson · Post by **hillhudson** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:17 am

so i circled the drive i want to remove from the base which is mounted to the top end via four bolts, its glued with a gasket so taking it off will just be a pain couse i'll have to make a new gasket. which is why i am hoping that the drive that held in by one bolt CAN be removed without taking off the housing and the four bolts holding the housing on..

hillhudson · Post by **hillhudson** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:23 am

sorry e3steve i just had to try to be a little more clear..

hillhudson · Post by **hillhudson** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:04 pm

a simple yes or no would do. :)

cknight · Post by **cknight** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:31 pm

It would be best to use a thick bearing type grease on the bottom thrust washer to prevent it from falling off during installation of the tach drive assembly. Regards, Chase

teazer · Post by **teazer** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:27 pm

The answer is YES. Undo that 6mm countersunk screw and pull the shaft out. You will probably have to turn the motor over to allow the tacho gear to be expelled, but you may be able to rotate it in place.