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   ocr: REDUCTION GEAR ROTAIING CABLE - - - / - - 2be WORM GEAR TRANSMISSION GEAR SHAFI WHEEL A Aexible cable links the speedometer to the car's transmission shaft. A worm gear on the shaft turns a small gear at one end - ofthe cable. The gear ratio 1S very low, and SO the cable turns much slower than the shaft.