thejallenator

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so last night i was coming home from camping. i was driving on a dirt/gravel road for about 30 miles or so and right toward the end i noticed that my speedometer was showing wierd readings. like bouncing between 30 and 50 mph. so i went to try to see if the cable was loose on the back for the gauges, but thats a bitch. gave up. then iw as driving and i head something bouncing around and stopped to see that my speedo cable came out of the transmission. has anyone else ever had this happen? and also i havent stuck it in the air yet to fix it but does anyone ahve a pic of where it plugs into the tranny?

jake1191

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you will see where it goes as soon as you jack it up. Its on the driver side tailshaft area

Jpk3200

It's the best I can come up with right now.

thejallenator

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thanks tkp3200. that should be enough info for me to figure it out

RotaryRocket88

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If the speedometer cable came out, then so did a good portion of your transmission oil. Check the level and top it off before driving the car. There will be two 4-sided plugs threaded into the side of the case. Unscrew the top one, and if oil doesn't start to run out, it's probably on the low side. You can stick a finger in to see if the level is just below the opening. If it's low, you might as well drain it all and refill with ~2.5 quarts of 75W-90.

thejallenator

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so today i stuck it up on the lift and put the cable back onto the tranny. checked my fluid in the tranny still pretty full. found out i needed new tires. but once i got it off the lift i was driving home and it still didnt work. wtf :S

87 t-66

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its 1 of 3 things...

the cluster
the cable
the drive gear in the tranny

probably not the cluster unless it came unattached...

thejallenator

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well imma go with the cable. it drug on the ground for a while before i furgured it out. and the end was pretty banged up. anyone ever replace a speedo cable? how hard is it?

thejallenator

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and also my dad mentioned something about most cable driven speedos use like a common cable, making it fairly interchangable in the case of something like this happening. is this the case for my 7? or do i have to find the special one just for my car

87 t-66

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get an fc cable, they are cheap. it takes about 15 minutes to replace.

thejallenator

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i was lookin on black dragon and it was far from cheap. something like 100 bucks.

rx-lover

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Same thing happened to me, ive put it back, and i couldnt get a reading, so i take it off again, and i noticed that the cable inside is broken, you just have to buy a new one, and install it, should take an hour MAXIMUM, only like 5 screws on the cluster and thats it!

Nick

ramello

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mazdatrix has them for $65

thejallenator

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LAME!! imma check the junk yard tomorrow. he has an fc sittin there. imma try to talk him outta the whole car

thejallenator

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picked one up for 10 bucks. but had to destroy the cluster to unplug the speedo:/ ill have to try harder on my car so i dont eff it up

wences

i have something similar mine goes the other way
wen i drive it makes a sound n then it will go back 4 example im going 50 it will start going 45, 30, 35 etc