Chris, I just installed a '72 overdrive in my '74B. Once the unit was in I
discovered that the drive gear and pinion assy wasn't working. I checked
all the usual places to find a new replacement, and finally found one at
Moss in Goleta. I got it within a couple of days and it was the right gear
and pinion for my OD. It cost me about $60. Not too bad when no one else I
spoke with (more than a half dozen places) had this item available. So, try
Moss.
Good luck!
Craig Wiper
early '74B
craigw@sonic.net
http://www.sonic.net/~craigw
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> From: A. B. Bonds <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: O.D Speedo Drive Gear
> Date: Thursday, December 19, 1996 11:49 AM
>
> In <v01540b00aedf0b9b6cfe@[129.128.230.99]>, mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
wrote:
> >>I have recently purchased a O.D. transimssion from a '70B. I am
> >>planning to install it in my '77. I am hoping that someone out there
> >>will have available for sale or swap, the speedometer drive pinion and
> >>gear for a late model (75 and up) O.D. tranny. The drive from my
> >>transmission is in good condition if someone is in need of it. If
> >>anyone has alternate suggestions, they are welcome too.
> >>
> >>Best Regards,
> >>
> >>
> >>Chris Delling
> >
> >Chris, its my understanding that you don't change, or cannot, change the
> >gear. I was told they were all the same. You must change the speedo.
I
> >went through this when I changed drivetrains to OD.
>
> The black label (pre-75) and blue label (post 75) LH ODs had different
> drive gears. The down side is that to change them you have to take
> the tranny/OD nearly completely apart.
>
> I'd find another speedo, suitable for a black label OD.
>
> A. B. Bonds
>
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