Worked on the truck, removed the speedometer unit from the transmission.
With further investigation, here's my conclusion and next question. The
part that the gear slips onto, was frozen, and has since been "unfrozen" and
now rotates freely with the cable in...but there is no gear, it's missing.
I can see some splines where the gear is supposed to slip on...
question 1: how do i determine which gear I need...the books don't go into
detail just call it the "driven gear"
question 2: The splines don't look too good, can these be repaired, cleaned
up, made deeper? or if there is not enough grip left on the splines, can I
buy this speedo part new or is it a junkyard find?
Wayne has the picture of this part he'll be forwarding to the list, Part A
being where the cable enters and Part B being the part that spins but is
missing the gear.
Side question: Noticed that the transmission contains water, any other
suggestions/requirements other than draining and refilling the transmission.
Karen Duff
53 3100
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