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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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Speedometer gear question?

Hello,

In my 1952 Ford F1 with a 302/C6 transmission and a 9 inch Ford rearend with 3:50 gears, I have installed a new speedometer cable. However the cable does not have the windong gears installed and I will have to buy them separately. My question is do I need a set of speedometer gears for each end of the cable, one that goes in that tail shaft, and one that goes to the speedometer itself? I'm lost on this type of thing. I'm not really sure how many I need, or the tooth count of the gears.

Thanks for any advice!

Jon Preston



This is the type of speedometer cable I have.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 10:34 PM
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Yes, you need two gears. One that goes on the transmission tailshaft and a second gear on the speedometer cable that engages the tailshaft gear.
 
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