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Speedo gear
BayouGold:
it's like kirk mentioned, the new one is so much bigger than the other one. it doesn't go all the way in. i tried putting the bracket over & tightening the bolt but all that did was bunch the o-ring even more. i didn't think about putting the rig in neutral & rolling it a little.roger i know mine has 4 different positions it can set in. is yours like that & if so did you have it set at the right pos?
calvynandhobbs:
I think mine only has 2 positions it can set it, but I was reinstalling the original speedo gear in mine. My guess is that the o-ring bunched up and put it in crooked. Before I try installing another one I'll do a lot of reading on various methods to ensure everything is lined up correctly.
calvynandhobbs:
The good thing about having an old XJ with the mechanical speedo is that they are cheap. I just ordered one from ChryslerPartsDirect for a whopping $6.51 plus shipping in the correct number of teeth for 3.55 gears and 33" tires. The 87-90 XJs only have one length speedo gear and it is different than all the other years. It is also mechanical verses electrical like the newer models.I got a lot of good information with part numbers and everything from here for my XJ.
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoSpeedoGears.htm
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: calvynandhobbs on June 18, 2009, 04:42:06 PM ---The good thing about having an old XJ with the mechanical speedo is that they are cheap. I just ordered one from ChryslerPartsDirect for a whopping $6.51 plus shipping in the correct number of teeth for 3.55 gears and 33" tires. The 87-90 XJs only have one length speedo gear and it is different than all the other years. It is also mechanical verses electrical like the newer models.I got a lot of good information with part numbers and everything from here for my XJ.
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoSpeedoGears.htm
--- End quote ---
I know when I pulled it out, I mentioned how much longer the speedo gear was then others I had seen. :). I guess that is the difference with the 87-90 XJ's, besides the 4wd vacuum switch on the back of the NP231 vs on top.
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