depending on the diameter of the replacement gear, the assembly may have to
be rotated somewhat to allow the teeth to engage. I learned this the hard way.
Installed a new speedo gear (that was a different diameter than the stock one
I removed) and then the speedometer did not work driving down the road. A
couple miles later, the computer shut down my truck and I was dead at the
side of a busy highway. Must be something to avoid odometer tampering or it
could have been unrelated, but I crawled under the truck, removed the speedo
gear assembly, and reinstalled it slightly rotated, which moved the teeth of
the gear closer to engage. All worked fine since.
____________________
Dave Kilian -- Clayton, NC
'96 Dakota CC 4x4 3.9L 5-spd, 4" TM susp. lift, 2" Body lift, 33" BFG MT's
etc...
In a message dated 7/11/00 9:10:07 PM, Dester223@aol.com writes:
<< Take a look at the end of the transmission, called the tail shaft. Should
have a wire that plugs into a electrical component with a bracket held on by
a bolt kinda off to the side.
remove that bolt. unconnect the harness concector, pull out the speedo gear
(watch out, a little tranny juice might slip out!) pull the other speedo
gear out, put the new one in and reinstall. no more than a 5 minute job. I
did it in 3 minutes in the parking lot at school (very early) and my truck is
lowered. which made it VERY harder to get it.
-Dester
<< I have a '95 Dakota V6 5spd. I recently swapped out my 3.21 gears
and open differential to 3.91 gears and a power-trax locker. The
speedometer is waaayyyy off! So, I bought a new speedo gear and am
trying to find out where it goes. I'm pretty sure it goes in the
transmission, but where? Instead of spending $30 to have the Dodge
dealer install it I thought I'd try.
Can someone tell me where exactly it goes and how I replace the
speedo gear? >>
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