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Old 10-07-2002, 08:40 AM
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Speaking of speedo gears... I have a close-ratio toploader mated to a 3.31 Jag rear and was told that the 19-tooth speedo gear was closest to what I needed. (Apparently, there is no speedo gear made with exactly the number of teeth I need.) So this is what I use.

Because of the tooth-count discrepency, the speedometer reads much lower than actual speed (sometimes as much as 15 to 20 MPH lower from what I can tell). Do any of you guys know of a tooth count that would at least get the indicated speed closer to the actual speed? Does anyone else have this delimma?

Also, should I have slathered the gear with white lithium grease or something similar when I installed it? I didn't use any lube because I figured the gear would get plenty from the transmission itself.

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