Here is the photo of the removed unit from the tranny...
http://www.chevytrucks.org/temp/speedometer.jpg
mentioned below.. --wayne
This one went to the list Karen..
At 12:45 PM 5/19/03 +0000, you wrote:
>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
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Wayne Osborne
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