The only angle drive that is required for a '79 with O/D is from the O/D
unit to the cable. Other than that it is just one long cable.
Patrick Bowen
At 04:12 PM 8/17/98 -0400, Dave Chu wrote:
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>In message <3.0.5.16.19980817093348.37af692e@jak10.med.navy.mil>you write:
>>OK your cruising right along at say about 45mph then you look down and it
>>says your doing )mph!!! Well with a brand new cable (3 months old) you
>>know thats not the problem, right? WRONG! I went last night to find out
>>my new cable sheared right in half about halfway up. (this is the cable
>>for the O/D that goes all the way to the back of the speedo ((not some sort
>>of revealing swimwear)). My question is WHY! What could be a cause of
>>this. Is this a fluke or am I missing something. Do you need to lubricate
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> Do you have an angle drive on the gear for the speedo cable? Without
> an angle drive, the speedo cable will have to bend too much causing
> premature failure.
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