No worries, don't forget tyre size. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tobias walker Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2002 1:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: speedo's calibrating
yep 4.11 diff bluebird box colour of the drive ?black with all the crap under my car I'll have a look tomorrow thanks Terry >From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: speedo's calibrating >Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 22:57:13 +1100 > >Tobias, > >For a 4.1 diff you need a 6x21 speedo drive (purple) with a long box that >takes the alloy housing or if you are using a doggie box with the steel >housing you need a 5x18 speedo drive (blue). The speedo drive housings >(i.e. >steel or alloy) are not interchangeable so you need the correct drive and >the housing. You may have to re-slot the housing to fit the retaining tag >depending on what drive is in your extension housing now. As the speedo >drive housings are offset to accommodate the larger physical size of the >drives with more teeth, the speedo drive housing is rotated to fit. There >are 3 or so different extension housings but as these are a pain to >replace, >it's much easier to simply re-slot the speedo drive. To get the speedo more >accurate you can then take the car along to an instrument guru such as the >one Mick suggested in his reply. > >In the mean time if you tell me what your 5 speed is out of, the colour of >current speedo drive or ratio (i.e. count the teeth), diff is 4.1, and what >tyre size your running I can tell you how far out your speedo is so you can >make the adjustment and improve your chances of not getting booked again. > >regards >Terry > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tobias walker >Sent: Friday, 8 February 2002 7:10 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: speedo's calibrating > > >umm got pulled over last night going up a hill a little quick adn the >officer was up me for the rent about why I going so quick I just said "I >wasn't my speedo said i was doing 50 but I've got a high ratio diff so I >wasnt going that fast " so instead after he went over my car he gave me a >defect notice only 75 dolars better that it could have been I guess >but how you get your speedo calabrated when you have a 5 speed and 4.11 >diff >? and for it to be legal ? > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
