Speedometer cable to an Automatic Transmission

[BP2500Estate]

I am a new owner of a 1973 2500PI Estate and working on my getting my Speedometer to work and the car come without a speedometer cable. Does the Borg Wanner model 35 Automatic transmission use a right angle drive to connect the transmission to the speedometer cable? If so, does anybody know where I can buy this right angle drive? Thanks

[Dave B]

A quick search found this............
http://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/browse-p5-ca ... drive.html

[harvey]

I can't think of a BW35 application that doesn't use an angle drive, unless the cable has a flanged end (like the Stag does) rather than a threaded one. The link above is for a Rover one, with the two thread sizes the same, Triumph have a smaller thread to the cable, so a specialist Triumph supplier would be better than a Rover one.

[Dave B]

a specialist Triumph supplier would be better than a Rover one.

I couldn't agree more, but unfortunately Chris Witor's site says out of stock, and no-one else seems to mention them. Didn't realise they were different for man o/d and auto, never mind different sizes for Rover et al.
Not to worry someone on here will have one lurking in their spares department, I'm sure!

[BP2500Estate]

Thank you for your input, I will keep looking, I just put a second post, asking if anybody know the difference.
I will keep searching.
Regards.

[pete lewis]

the angle drive was used on many different car marqures it was made by smiths and used all over the place
one thing thats left out , is the must be a washer between the gbox and the drive to make some endfloat
rimmers will not offer warranty if this is not fitted
cant find it but this was subject on a BL technical note.
any simple washer 7/16" will work
even a search for angle drive in places like rimmers will show a whole plethera of models this drive was fitted to and a note about the darned washer

these units have a bad reputation to failing ...but did they have the washer !!!!!
costs pennies saves pounds
Pete