[alfa] Re: speedometer take-off

[Michael Tiefenback <tiefenback@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Al wrote:

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:07:52 -0400
From: "A. Will" <aswill3@domain.elided>
Subject: [alfa] Change out of speedometer take-off at transmission


     .... I have a question about the speedometer take-off at the
     transmission. The one on my car had the square ID where the
     cable fits
     rounded off. So when I removed the speedometer take-off from
     the parts car
     (also a 73) to check it I was surprised to find it having a
     significantly
     larger drive gear. Does anyone know the reason for different
     size gears?

When I (with the same problem in my '86) called Alfa Parts Exchange for
a "new" piece, I was told that there were two (as I recall) gear sets
which were used in various years.  Maybe broadly an early and a late
set, with some overlap.  APE sold me both gears of the pair from an
'80's car to go into the '86 and I was happy to find that the small gear
was identical in size to the unit I removed.  (The speedo is now
functional).  But the APE folks seem to know the details.  I don't know
more than I told you.

Michael
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