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Graeme / New Zealand · 01-06-2017, 01:56 AM

As far as your speedo cable goes. If you poked inside the drive at the transmission there may be no guts inside the Drive ( known as the speedo "turtle" because of its shape). When I got my 48 the gear was sitting in there but there was no shaft to connect it to. Unbolt the turtle from the torque tube and have a look. The gear in the turtle should mesh with a fixture in the tube and it should run on a shaft to which the cable connects. If memory serves me correct you may be able to remove it ( 2 bolts) without removing the floorboard.

GB

01-06-2017, 01:56 AM	#8
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,127	Re: Speedometer Drive As far as your speedo cable goes. If you poked inside the drive at the transmission there may be no guts inside the Drive ( known as the speedo "turtle" because of its shape). When I got my 48 the gear was sitting in there but there was no shaft to connect it to. Unbolt the turtle from the torque tube and have a look. The gear in the turtle should mesh with a fixture in the tube and it should run on a shaft to which the cable connects. If memory serves me correct you may be able to remove it ( 2 bolts) without removing the floorboard. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"