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Old 03-11-2026, 05:43 PM   #8
hueyhoolihan
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Default Re: 1941 pickup 4-speed speedometer gears

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Originally Posted by 504d View Post
About 1/2" end play ok?

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it's probably fine. remember when in reverse, the "turtle gear" may have to disengage to protect the speedometer gauge. meaning that the worm gear inside the torque tube may purposely slide fore and aft to perform properly. IDK for sure though. ...just surmising. it could even be spring loaded. and the spring may (hopefully not) be broken. anyway that's another possibility..they are endless, i'm afraid.

i think i'd just put it back together the way it is, along with the new cable and see how it goes!
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