They do relieve stress, you can eliminate them both by choosing one of the
longer cables, but I don't remember which years are the long ones. The one
behind the dash is nothing but problems and can usually be removed without
issue. The one on the tranny is less problematic and is very useful for
installation; among other things, it allows the cable to run parallel to the
transmission and come through the tunnel hole a little more cleanly.
They are both 1:1 boxes so there is no change in indicated speed by leaving
them out, and I would say that if you have the cable in and the speedo isn't
too bouncy that you leave it that way.
James Nazarian
71 MGBGT V8
71 MGB Tourer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Paul Root
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:42 PM
To: Paul Root
Cc: Paul M.; David Councill; MG List
Subject: Re: angle drive
In fact, in the Moss web page, they show one at each end for
the 77-80 dash. I don't have either.
Are they for releaving stress on the cable? Or is there another
purpose. Behind the dash was fine, but the transmission end was a real
bear.
Paul.
Paul Root wrote:
> I just had a lightbulb go on in my head. 3 years ago when
> I did my clutch, I had a heck of a time getting the speedo
> cable back on.
>
> I don't have an angle drive. Didn't know about it then.
>
> Doh!
>
> Paul M. wrote:
>
>> --- David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net> wrote:
>>
>>> the popular MGB theft item was the right angle
>>> drive that attaches the speedometer cable
>>
>>
>>
>> Aw, man! That kind of thing would make me insane. Not because of the
>> lost part, but because I would KNOW
>> that another MGB guy had stolen it! Man, oh, man! That's a serious
>> breach of enthusiast ethics, you know?
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