Bud,
Interesting that you had to have the speedo re-calibrated on the TD.
When I changed gears, the speedo became honest for the first time in its
life. I anticipated having to adjust for the different axle gearing, but
it was not necessary. My change was from the 4.875 gears to 4.1.
Bob
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:08:00 -0500 Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>
writes:
> Larry,
>
> I'm one of those who have changed their TD's differential from
> the stock 5.125:1 gearing to 4.3:1 gears from an MGA. Obviously, this
raises
> havoc with the speedometer/odometer. Last fall I had my speedometer
refurbished by Margaret Lucas (really) from MoMa of Albuquerque [ (505)
766-6661]. She
> obtained, and installed, the proper gearing inside of my speedometer to
compensate
> for the difference. I highly recommend MoMa's service. Her email is
> Momanm@aol.com.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
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