Joey,
From your description I would concluded:
1) the speedo tranny helical gear is OK.
2) The 14 tooth speedo cable gear is O.K.
3) Only the old cable was the correct length.
4) The reason for the speedo wobble is probably the
reason the cable was replaced, but with one of the
wrong lengths.
5) I would go to a speedo shop and have them make a
new speedo cable with heavy duty core of the same
lengths currently used.
6) If the shop gives you notice that they don't do "foreign
cars", they probably believe your speedo is standard
English design. It is NOT. It is FORD US standards,
and his stock cable ends are fine.
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
Joey Hiykel wrote:
> well today was another warm day. And i worked on the tiger again.
> Since the cable i was using before didnt work at all, i inspected the
> other used one and put it in. But before i put it in, i jacked the
> rear wheels off and started the car. And looked to see if the gear
> inside the tranny was spinning. And yes it was. So i put the cable in
> and hooked it all up. Made sure it was in there good. One thing i did
> notice, this cable seats in farther than the other new one.
>
> Then we went for a drive. Ahh well first 5 minutes the speedo didnt
> work. So i thought ahh well i have no idea what it is. Then after the
> about 10 minutes the speedo starts to jump. I was very surprised. We
> were driving around for about an hour and a half, and by the time we
> were done it was working better, but stil very very jumpy. on the
> interstate we were doin 3000rpm. and the needle would go from
> 50-20-50-20 and around there. You get the idea.
>
> So i was going to try and put in a 16 tooth. Because right now our
> stock 15 is missing one tooth. And i called around to the parts stores
> like NAPA and Advanced auto, and they didnt have anything. Not even a
> listing for it. NApa dosnt even deal in manual trannys.
>
> So does SS have a 16 tooth. I also need a lower radiator hose. It
> leaks sometimes and then sometimes not.
>
> thanks in advanced!! :-)
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