In a message dated 3/31/02 8:01:12 AM Central Standard Time, jvdwouw@xxxx writes: > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone here have or know of a suitable replacement > for the speedo drive system? > In the past year or so it has failed on me 3 times and frankly > I am getting pretty fed up with this stupid little system taking > up resources I had reserved for other repairs. > Untill now I have spent allmost over $500,- on parts and > repairs of this speedo drive effectively replacing allmost > Jan, have you purchased PJ Grady's HardCore series angle drive? it is somewhat expensive but comes with a 3 year unlimited milage warranty! it is about $165 i think and it comes with type 416 stainless steel gears and lubed with a special grease. if you buy one of these, a new plastic drive cup, and lubricate your lower speedo cable with 90 weight gear oil, you should be in good shape. Also, there is an issue with the lower speedo cable - there are either the OEM ones which are a little bit too long for their own good, allowing binding, and then there are the 'new' ones which are a bit shorter. if you have the original one, it should be zip-tied to the A/C line to help support it and keep it relatively straight. perhaps yours is the long lower speedo cable and you are missing your zip tie? Try this first! I did all of the above when my speedo failed last year and it hasn't given me a single problem since! Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]