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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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79 corvette L-82 when driving the spedometer jumps up and down..

i have replaced the spedo cable, not sure where to go from here.


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When you replaced the cable, did you check the condition of the driven gear in the trani?
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When you replaced the cable, did you check the condition of the driven gear in the trani?
No i did not is that located inside the location where the spedo cable connects?
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yes it is
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When you replaced the cable, did you check the condition of the driven gear in the trani?
Solved my erratic speedo.
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Being a 1979....and if it still has a cruise control traducer....the transducer can be binding also.

Also...when a new cable was installed...GM had an aluminum retainer that clipped onto the cable housing to hold the curve radius of the cable. This was so it would not be allowed to be possibly bent into a tighter radius...and cause the cable to bounce due to binding.

Make sure the cable is away and secured from all heat sources.

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