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Old 05-14-2008   #3 (permalink)
opelgt73
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Originally Posted by PROPEL View Post
My 1.1L transmissions all suffer from the same problem with their speedo drivegear input unit... age and oil has caused the plastic sleeve/spindle inside the housing to break off or split, and that prevents the speedo cable from turning. I doubt that a new replacement part is still available. So has anyone found a way to repair this piece or replace it with a steel sleeve or something? TIA.
I've been kinda wondering about this too as the one I have is cracked. I am switching the rear end to a 3.89 ratio (from the stock 4.11). So I need to either find one made for the 3.89 ratio, which I think will be impossible, or have one custom fabricated.
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