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speedo doesnt work HOWEVER when i disconnet at the tranny and put a drill to it it works fine. maybe it needs a new cable. which Ihave. but to install it seems there is not enoght clearance for the knuled connector to go thrugh does the interior fire wall pad be removed for the clearaance ??

If you can spin it from the tranny side of the cable and it works, then the problem is in the gear that drives the cable in the tranny.

Kevin's thoughts about it being the gear are probably spot on. It just might be that the cable isn't long enough and doesn't reach the gear or the output connector that the cable goes into.

You may want to get or make a shaft with the right size square as the cable. Then insert it into the gear/connection spot and manually turn the transmission over to see if it is indeed the gear/connection socket.

thanks for your thoughts to all ..will check it out and advise