leo,

if they ask what color the gear is, they are talking about the plastic

gear inside the transmission. to get that out, you must remove a set screw

which holds a metal holder, which in turn holds the gear with plastic

(brightly colored gear, bright red or orange I suspect).

the head of the set screw point toward the back of the car or sometimes

there is a "Y" shaped washer that holds is down right where the angle drive

attaches to the transmission side.

let me know how it works out...if you are in the market for a speedo cable

go that route and eliminate the angle drive. (when the angle drives were available from volvo they were upward of 120 bucks)

jv