Hi Ken and List,
the mystery is solved. As I found out when I tried to order the long
seedometer cable, there is an angle drive attached to the gearbox (which was
missing on my TR4). So, the cable had to be routed with an additional bend
and needed to be longer. Now I ordered the angle drive.
Michael
1962 TR4, CT 17613 LO
michael.steinbeck@start.de
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> Von: Kenneth_Brown@dot.ca.gov[SMTP:Kenneth_Brown@dot.ca.gov]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. August 1998 20:50
> An: Steinbeck Michael
> Betreff: TR4 "Speedometer Cable Path"
>
> Mike,
>
> I'm not a Tr 4 expert but I think you ordered the correct cable. I'm
> pretty
> sure that the TR 4 lhd OD/TR 250/TR6 all used the 69" cable (these all
> list
> part # GSD 169 in the Rimmer Bros. Catalog). I know on my TR 250 and TR 6
> the cable exits the left side of the box.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> > first of all, Thank you for your thoughts.
> > From what I read so far, I figure that the speedometer cable is supposed
> > to attach to the gearbox on the left side (in driving direction), but on
> > my TR4 it is attached to the right side (passenger side on my LHD,
> > overdrive car). So I guess I need the long (96") cable - too bad,
> > yesterday I ordered the short (68") cable.
>
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