In message <4.3.2.7.2.20001013230738.00abadb0@mail.roundthestars.net>you write:
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>Hiya,
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>I am a newcomer to the list. A very good friend, known as Vegaman Dan or
Welcome to the list.
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>My dilemma is over getting the speedometer to work. Hopefully somebody out
>there will have some sage advice for me, and can validate or dispute the
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>speedo cable drive was bad (Flinters and I checked it out in advance, and
>it was good). Then the question was over the speedo gear. The shop had
>one in stock, so they pulled the drive gear. Nope, the original gear was
>good. What is up with the speedo?
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>Twisting the speedo cable from the tranny end verified that the speedo
>worked, and that the right-hand drive appeared to twist the cable as
>well. Why doesn't the speedo work?
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>The shop claimed that there might be a problem with a missing spacer in the
>Overdrive unit. The spacer fits behind the speedo gear and prevents it
>from moving out of alignment with the speedo cable drive gear.
The overdrive unit on our Spits suppose to have an angle drive on it.
Maybe this is what the people at the shop was referring to. Without
the angle drive the speedo cable will have too much of a bent and cause
it to fail. I have a picture of my gearbox and overdrive unit at the
following link:
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/tran.jpg
Is is not very clear but the angle drive is located at the bottom left
of the picture, does your overdrive have this unit?
Here is a better view from the Rimmer brothers online catalogue, it is
item number 120694:
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/spitfire/overdrive.html
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