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bobs409
06-05-2003, 03:02 PM
Im finally sick of my trucks speedometer running too fast so I did the math and figured out what gears I need. Went to the Chevy dealer and for some reason, he can only get 2 of them so I have to buy both. :rolleyes: Very odd but he's gonna let me have them for cost. $3.39 each plus tax. Anyone need one? I'll give you a deal on it. This is the 3/4" gear. :D

BTW, if your speedometer is running incorrectly, take your rear gear ratio X 20.2. Divide the total by the tire diameter. Then take that number and compare with the chart on either of these pages:

http://www.novaresource.org/speedo.htm
http://www.chevelles.com/shop/speedo.html

Use this page to get the colors of the gears: http://www.tciauto.com/tech_info/speedo_gears.htm


In my case, my rear ratio is 3.73X20.2=75.346 Take that number and divide it by the tire diameter. My tires are 26.5 inches tall. Total is 2.84 (rounded out) On the charts, it says that I need the Pink 7 tooth transmission gear and the blue 20 tooth speedometer gear.

This worked out in my favor because I already have the pink gear in the transmission.

Well, that concludes this lesson of speedometer gears... :D

bobs409
06-06-2003, 10:36 AM
I've decided to write a webpage on calibrating a speedometer and will be putting it on this site soon. Have to take some reference pics yet.

If anyone has a speedometer that's not reading correctly, we'll soon be able to help you. :)

Got the new gears today. Very odd, 2 in a pack. :eek: They were remodeling the show room. I see how they get the money now. Sell parts 2 at a time. :p Who needs 2 of the same speedometer gears anyway? :confused: