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This is a discussion on Tacometer 56 T Bird within the Early Birds [1955-1957] forums, part of the Thunderbird Model Years category; Hi New to the Forum and New to Thunderbirds. this summer I bought a good driver 1956 T bird. The ...
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02-02-2005, 11:50 AM
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Tacometer 56 T Bird
Hi New to the Forum and New to Thunderbirds. this summer I bought a good driver 1956 T bird. The Tac is not working so I disconnected it. When I look into the well on the distributor, I can see the worm gear inside but whatever the w, gear is supposed to turn is missing. My tac cable stopped about an inch short of coming out of the cable housing. Should the cable come all the way out of the housing and attach to a gear? If I am missing a part, I need to know the name of it, the part # and where to get it. Any information will be helpful and appreciated. Thanks David
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02-02-2005, 05:19 PM
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David,
This may be the blind leading the blind as I am also new to Tbirds. I also have a 56. I removed my dash over the weekend and I took my tach drive cable out of the distributor. There is a small gear on the end of the tach cable. It is possible that your gear is still in the distributor and it just seperated from the cable. I believe this would be called the tach drive gear. I will look at mine again tonight to see how the cable connects to the gear. chevy57
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02-02-2005, 10:05 PM
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Can you tell by looking at yours which type you have? My reference book lists 2 different Gears but doesn't show a picture or a diagram. Part # 17374-A Gear Tachometer Driven ( new metal); price $38.95 and Part # 17377 Gear Tachometer Driving; price $74.95. Did you find that yours is connected with a set screw? just my guess that's that how they are done. Thanks again David
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