2 MOTU 896HD's with Latency

I have 2 MOTU 896HD (896HD#1 & 896HD#2) interfaces that I am using when recording. My drive in Audio Hardware & Drives is called "Combined MOTU's". I have a latency problem with the second MOTU (896HD#2). In playback of recorded tracks 1-8 (they go thru the MOTU 896HD#1) there is no latency problem. The MOTU 896HD#2 tracks 9-13 have a -1/64 latency problem in playback of recorded tracks. I know that because when I playback recorded tracks I have to change the delay to -1/64 on tracks 9-13 in order to correct the latency of those tracks. I talked to the people at MOTU and all my settings are correct.
The MOTU people suggested that the "I/O Buffer Size" of 256 in the Audio Hardware & Drivers may not be hitting the MOTU 896HD#2. Is there a fix for this latency. Is there a setting that I am missing. Has anyone had this problem with multiple interfaces?
Power Book G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) Two MOTU 896HD's
Power Book G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) Two MOTU 896HD's

Thanks for the help. My friend Kurt suggested the same thing and it worked. I bought a BNC Coaxial Cable from Radio Shack and hooked it up to the out of 896HD#1 to the in of 896HD#2. Recorded a track and on playback... NO LATENCY on the 896HD#2 recorded tracks.
Power Book G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) Two MOTU 896HD's

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