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Leaking Trans fluid from speedometer cable

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Victor's GT

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Is it normal for transmission fluid to get into the speedometer cable? Fluid is leaking out from where the black part of the cable meets the metal part.
 

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its normal if the cable is old. say it drips here and there but if its spewing out of there i would replace the cable and speed sensor together just incase the sensor housing is cracked. imo thats what i'd do.





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It's coming solely through the cable. why replace the speed sensor? I can clearly see where it's coming from.
 

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The metal part of the speedometer cable should be shug up against an O-ring in the black part, and more than like that's the reason you're having a leak at that location.

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ALMOST STOCK said:
The metal part of the speedometer cable should be shug up against an O-ring in the black part, and more than like that's the reason you're having a leak at that location.

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Thanks for the pic. Where the metal part of the speedo cable ends and turns to black (not pictured), that is where I am leaking from. No fluid is getting past the inner O-ring on the VSS.

By looking at the VSS and speedo cable, trans fluid DOES PASS THROUGH INTO THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE. Can anyone else verify this?
 

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Victor's GT said:
Thanks for the pic. Where the metal part of the speedo cable ends and turns to black (not pictured), that is where I am leaking from. No fluid is getting past the inner O-ring on the VSS.

By looking at the VSS and speedo cable, trans fluid DOES PASS THROUGH INTO THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE. Can anyone else verify this?
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yes
 
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