Re: [DML] Angle Driveless Speedometer

[Clint Pearson <cpear760@xxxxxxxxx>]

With all the angle drive issues, how feasible would it be to modify the transmission to drive the speedo cable instead?

Nice work with omitting the angle drive though.

Clint
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From: Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:18:25 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Angle Driveless Speedometer


As I said on DMC Talk, the fact that the cable now goes through the 
front spring is not great engineering.

Martin

content22207 wrote:
> I got so disgusted with angle drives failing on me that I ran a cable directly from the wheel to the speedometer (to the Lambda counter actually -- it was an easier mating point).
> http://d.yimg. com/kq/groups/ 1154320/hr/ 378857712/ name/AngleDrivel essSpeedo1. jpg
> http://d.yimg. com/kq/groups/ 1154320/hr/ 971330485/ name/AngleDrivel essSpeedo2. jpg
> http://d.yimg. com/kq/groups/ 1154320/hr/ 1636546834/ name/AngleDrivel essSpeedo3. jpg
> http://d.yimg. com/kq/groups/ 1154320/hr/ 552781634/ name/AngleDrivel essSpeedo4. jpg
>
> Total cost: $5 (I got the fittings and DOT tubing free of charge -- retail is closer to $15).
>
> Because the angle drive gear ratio is not 1:1, but somewhere around 8:9, my speedometer reads about 10% low -- basically 5 MPH off. Odometer is off slightly as well. 
>
> Before this repair, my speedometer and odometer were 100% off (broken -- AGAIN). 
>
> One of these days when I'm rich and famous I will buy a case quantity of angle drives. Until then, this $5 ($15) modification does everything I need it to do.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 


   


      

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