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    Super Moderator bmorgil's Avatar
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    OK my brother worked at The Dana Spicer Plant cutting gears in the 70's. He remembers making sevice parts for the model 18. He also remembered the purchasing dept buying all speedo gears from Detroit Gear. He remembers that there were gears cut for reverse rotation. We are not sure what for. In any event, I believe the speedo gear needs to turn clockwise for the speedo in the jeep to read correctly. The gear needs to be cut left to right, and installed with the shoulder in.

    Are you still working on this canoe?

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    Dana Spicer in Ft. Wayne? Out on the west end of State Street?

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    State street was the axle plant. We built the Transmissions and Transfer cases in Toledo at Bennett road.
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    You could just back everywhere you go. Boy I am smart this morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canoe View Post
    i have a 1942 Ford GPW. Is there a fitting I can install to get my cable turning the right way? I have two speedometers that both run in reverse only!
    just got to ssay... drive it while holding a mirror will be right in the mirror, i know smart *** right..... sure would love to hear how you solved it, was it the gear on the end of the plug reversed, that is all it could have been

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