That's the best advice yet....Thanks Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Ie61pah@aol.com [mailto:Ie61pah@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 11:04 AM
To: wayne@chevytrucks.org; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] speedometer dilemma continues
In a message dated 5/16/03 9:58:00 AM Central Daylight Time,
wayne@chevytrucks.org writes:
> I'm not really sure what part you removed, but if you put the cable into
> the part you did remove and the cable won't turn and appears
frozen--you'll
>
> have to take it apart and see. I think off the tailshaft is a long metal
> rod with gears on the end that mesh with the tailshaft and the other end
> meshes with the drive gear, the drive gear turns the calibration gear and
> this gear is where the speedo cable goes into. Here's a link to an
exploded
>
> view of a 4 speed tranny--although your may differ the concept is pretty
> much the same..
> http://www.dandltransmission.com/trans-expl.jpg
> Notice item 48-49-50 in the bottom right corner... On this tranny the
> speedo cable goes directly into this shaft--as far as I can tell. The
> tailshaft turns this shaft and you get speed feedback. Other trannies
have
>
> plastic gear sets that can be change if the speedo is reading
> incorrectly.. --wayne
>
Hey Wayne, since you have so much free time lately, why don't you just
drive over and fix it for her? :)
Pat Hollister '58 step
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