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MG MGB Technical - speedo. cablefor overdrive

my speedo cable went at transm. seems too long anyone have any idea on how long a cable should be for a 73mgb. thanks
l.f. frank

I'm aware of at least 12 different lengths according to year, spec and market, plus another four I don't have lengths for.

It depends on whether you have 3-synch or 4-synch, OD or non-OD, or auto, RHD or LHD, service interval counter or not, and for LHD whether the cable has a right-angle drive and crosses the car behind the dash to exit the cabin in the same location as RHD or whether it exits pretty-well straight forwards, and whether you have a right-angle drive at the gearbox or not. All cars seem originally to have had a right-angle drive at the gearbox, but if that failed and was not replaced a longer cable is required.

Assuming a North American spec 1973, originally for non-OD it was probably GSD145 for which I don't have a length, originally for OD probably GSD151 which is six foot.
PaulH Solihull

This thread was discussed on 10/11/2011

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