If your speedometer reads slower than you are actually going, you need to go
to fewer teeth on the driven gear. That would speed up the the speedometer
cable and make it read faster.
Michael Hutchinson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill & Skip Pugh" <anabil@caltel.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 2:02 PM
> Subject: Success...!!!
>
>
> > At last the transmission transplant for Casper is finished! The
> > last hurdle, getting the speedometer to work was solved by
> > removing the gear shift adapter from the top of the transmission
> > and having a look. The worm drive gear was obviously too far
> > forward on the output shaft, could never have engaged the toothed
> > gear. However...while rotating the shaft I noticed another hole
> > about 1/2 inch further back in the output shaft, released the
> > spring clip from the worm gear, slide it back 1/2 inch...slipped
> > the clip into the rear hole and...Voila!! worm gear engaged the
> > toothed gear...cable turns, speedometer works...
> > Ahhh the small things that make life pleasant...now to check the
> > speedometer against my GPS for accuracy, should not be a problem
> > as I have "several" toothed gears with various numbers of
> > teeth...
> > My question to the list...if the speedometer reads "slow" do I
> > increase or decrease the number of teeth??
> >
> > Thanks to all.
> >
> > --
> > Bill Pugh
> > 1957 TR3
> > aka
> > Casper
> > Wallace, CA
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