Jay,
My comments related to Tiger speedo cable gears. I am not familiar
with the Alpine setup.
Dave
At 08:44 PM 11/7/95 EST, Jay Laifman wrote:
>
>>> Jay,
>>> Why didn't you just change the plastic gear that attaches to the
>>> transmission end of your speedo cable? It costs less than $10 and only
>>> takes a few minutes to change. That way both the speed reading and the
>>> odometer are corrected. Your speedo can then remain calibrated to the
>>> specs on the face. These gears come in an assortment of sizes and are
>>> color coded. I have done this on several of my cars over the years to
>>> compensate for different tire sizes and rear end ratios.
>
>>> Dave
>
>
>***** NOTES from Jay Laifman (JLAIFMAN (at) PNM) at 11/7/95 5:33p
>
> I could be wrong here, but I believe that Sunbeam Alpines do not have
>the option of just changing the plastic gear. I understand that the
>plastic gear in the overdrive does not match the non-overdrive
>transmission -- Sunbeam even made a different speedometer for the
>overdrive rather than change the plastic gear! If you know where I can
>pick them up, and how to determine the right one please let me know! I
>have been told by a number of sources that to get the speedo right I must
>install everything except the speedo and drive the car a set distance
>(slowly) and count the number of revolutions of the speedo cable, then
>send the speedo with the revolutions to a speedo shop to calibrate it.
>After taking apart the speedo and hearing that speedo shops just change
>the spring, I realized the problem with the odometer I mentioned. Thanks
>for you input.
>
>Jay Laifman
>
>
>
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