Alternatives for Angle Drive needed, getting fed up with system

["janvdwouw" <jvdwouw@xxxx>]

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 
the entire system below the Lambda-counter TWICE.

Isn't there a digital pick up that can drive the Stock Speedo
or something? Like an inductive sensor on the (rear(?)) wheel
counting rotations and driving a servo motor behind the
speedo with the appropriate speed or something like that.

This 'll probably be somewhat expensive, but I just want the 
system to work and keep working, so I have time and money
to fix other things.
The real trouble being that the speedo HAS to work for the
car to pass its' mandatory annual safety inspection.

Please give me some good idea(s) so I can enjoy the
"sensation" of actually SEEING my speed on the speedo
instead of calculating it by the tach and gear I'm in.
BTW, mine is a 5 speed, so using the 
speed-sensor-generator-thingie from the AUTO-tranny 
will not work (I DID think of that)....

Thanks in advance,

Jan van de Wouw

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