Speedometer not working
#1
Speedometer not working
I have a 1970 Corvette with a M21 manual and the speedometer was jumping up and down so I replaced the speedometer cable. The problem was still there. Then the speedometer just stop working so I checked the cable connections and they were good. I also replaced the pencil gear thinking maybe it was bad, but that did not change anything. I can turn the cable where it attaches on the transmission and the speedometer will move. The speedometer gear inside the transmission is a press fit gear so I can't see that it has moved. I'm lost on what is wrong.
#2
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Thought... have you measured the length of the steel cable that fits in the trans? If it is shorter, it may not make contact with the gear.
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I'd hook up a drill (in reverse) to the speedo cable at the tranny and see if it turns the speedo fine without issue.... If it's jumping then I'd take a look at the speedometer and if it works without issue I'd take a look at the drive gear inside the transmission.
Willcox
Willcox
#4
I'd hook up a drill (in reverse) to the speedo cable at the tranny and see if it turns the speedo fine without issue.... If it's jumping then I'd take a look at the speedometer and if it works without issue I'd take a look at the drive gear inside the transmission.
Willcox
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I just installed a M20 and my speedo was 10 mph slow, so I changed the driven gear and the speedo would not work. Come to find out there are two different drive gears, one is 1.76" dia and one is 1.84" dia. There is also two different sizes of driven gears and they will not interchange.
Driven gears - green, black, yellow, orange fit 1.78"
Driven gears - purple, brown, natural, blue, red, silver fit 1.84"
I had to pull my just installed trans to change the drive gear as I needed the natural gear and I had the 1.78 drive gear. The teeth would not mesh.
Driven gears - green, black, yellow, orange fit 1.78"
Driven gears - purple, brown, natural, blue, red, silver fit 1.84"
I had to pull my just installed trans to change the drive gear as I needed the natural gear and I had the 1.78 drive gear. The teeth would not mesh.
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I just installed a M20 and my speedo was 10 mph slow, so I changed the driven gear and the speedo would not work. Come to find out there are two different drive gears, one is 1.76" dia and one is 1.84" dia. There is also two different sizes of driven gears and they will not interchange.
Driven gears - green, black, yellow, orange fit 1.78"
Driven gears - purple, brown, natural, blue, red, silver fit 1.84"
I had to pull my just installed trans to change the drive gear as I needed the natural gear and I had the 1.78 drive gear. The teeth would not mesh.
Driven gears - green, black, yellow, orange fit 1.78"
Driven gears - purple, brown, natural, blue, red, silver fit 1.84"
I had to pull my just installed trans to change the drive gear as I needed the natural gear and I had the 1.78 drive gear. The teeth would not mesh.