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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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my speedometer wont work and i took the cable off and the little red square inside is not spinning. i assume it has to but when i tried to grab it the whole braided line came out of the tube and it was about 2 ft long. is it broken??? or should it be 2 ft long and clip in somewhere. seems to be broken but the end is round and smooth so i wasnt sure. Alos does someone have a pic of the glovebox door open so i can see how to install the latch on the top inside for the **** to lock into? thanks
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sounds like the end is broken off. If you have cruise control you should find the other end in the cruise control transducer.
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sounds like the end is broken off. If you have cruise control you should find the other end in the cruise control transducer.
i will check for cruise control i have an extra lever on the left side besides the steering tilt so i believe i have it. do i just unhook the whole cable and re run a new one or is there more involved? i looked up a new one and its all a solid one piece cable??????
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Be careful. They sell two different ones, one with cruise and one without cruise. The one without cruise control is longer and goes from your tranny right to your spedo. I went through 3 cables before I discovered my cruise control was bad. Got a new cruise control from NAPA and everything is fine now.

Yes, just unhook the cable and make sure the new cable is lubricated and install it. I got my cable at advance auto. Had to get it shipped but it only took one day.
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