Hey guys,
When I bought my car the speedo cable was broken and I just got around to dealing with it today. I jacked the car up and the piece that inserts into the tranny was still there, with a ghetto plastic cap covering the end where the speedo cable SHOULD be. Anyway, I yanked the end out and it looks like the tip of the speedo gear -- the piece that covers the square cable -- is missing and some of the teeth are chewed up. So, chances are the tip of the speedo gear is probably INSIDE the tranny.
How big of a problem is this? Should I get it out of there ASAP, and is there even a way to do that???
Lastly, it looks like the PO used an O-ring when he installed the end of the cable. Is an O-ring necessary? Doesn't look like it in my Haynes...
When I bought my car the speedo cable was broken and I just got around to dealing with it today. I jacked the car up and the piece that inserts into the tranny was still there, with a ghetto plastic cap covering the end where the speedo cable SHOULD be. Anyway, I yanked the end out and it looks like the tip of the speedo gear -- the piece that covers the square cable -- is missing and some of the teeth are chewed up. So, chances are the tip of the speedo gear is probably INSIDE the tranny.
How big of a problem is this? Should I get it out of there ASAP, and is there even a way to do that???
Lastly, it looks like the PO used an O-ring when he installed the end of the cable. Is an O-ring necessary? Doesn't look like it in my Haynes...