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Captin Spalding 08-23-2006 05:35 PM

yep there is a gear down there when you pull it out to check it if it look's in good shape put a electric drill on the end of the cable and get someone to watch the speedo turn the drill on and see if the speedo moves could be the gear on the tailshaft of the trans

goldelox_abc 08-23-2006 08:06 PM

I have had this cable off a month or so ago and the gear on the end of the cable appeared to be in good condition; also, I spun the end of the cable and the speedo worked fine...I am thinking it is whatever this gear plugs into is the part that is broken, does anyone have any idea how to fix that? :3:

Ponyryd 08-23-2006 09:00 PM

I would guess that the teeth on the gear are shaved off a bit and the faster you go, the more it catches and reads properly, I'd pull the gear out of the trans and carefully inspect it, also look at the gear inside the trans to see if it looks like it's moved on the shaft or is missing teeth.

goldelox_abc 08-24-2006 02:17 AM

Thank you. I'll take it apart and see if I can hopefully identify and solve this problem

Captin Spalding 08-24-2006 03:48 PM

If it's the gear inside the trans you will need to remove the trans from the car and have it replaced

goldelox_abc 08-25-2006 11:34 AM

that would be a major pain...I was wondering if its possible that the cable is the wrong length? :2: since it kicks in when I'm in fifth and not when I have the car going fast in fourth gear

Ponyryd 08-25-2006 04:28 PM


Originally Posted by goldelox_abc
that would be a major pain...I was wondering if its possible that the cable is the wrong length? :2: since it kicks in when I'm in fifth and not when I have the car going fast in fourth gear

How do the gears look??

goldelox_abc 08-26-2006 01:58 PM

I'm hoping to get it on the lift within the next couple of days to take a look...if my memory serves me right tho the end of the cable was fine...it's so weird how it only works in 1st and 5th gear...


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