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Subject:Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:25:29 -0700

no they do not. have a look at any fwd car, see any speedo cable connection on front wheel?

alistair

On 2012-08-28, at 2:46 AM, Frank Condelli 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 ?
> 
> 
> On 2012-08-27, at 8:18 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
>> 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,    
> 
> Frank Condelli
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