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Subject:Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09:48 -0500

Frank, I believe that most have traditionally linked the speedometer cable to the transmission.  mcneely

---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>         Mr. Squirrel, how long have you owned your Westy and not noticed that ?  It's the speedometer cable drive connection !  Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ?
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> On 2012-08-27, at 8:18 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
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> > On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a
> > little nipple thing sticking out of the center of the cap. But there's
> > nothing like that on the passenger side. A bit of assymmetry that caught
> > my eye.
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> Cheers,
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> Frank Condelli
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David McNeely