Speedo Cable

[guitar308]

Hi, i have a 1981 corvette thats speedometer does not work. i took out the old speedo cable and bought a new one at pep boys. It is a corvette that has cruise control. The cable is the cable that connects to the transmission and the cruise control box. When i attatched the cruise control and and attatched a drill to the transmission end the speedo worked. so then i attatched the transmission end and the speedometer does not work. do i have to cut the ends of the cable to make it fit? please help me figure out the problem. thank you.

[Tony B.96LT4]

The transmission speedo gears are plastic. They may have stripped off. There should be a smaller housing that is bolted into the tranny where the cable attaches. You'll have to remove that tocheck the gear. There is also a gear on the tailshaft of the trans. You should be able to see if thats gone as well when you get that gear housing out.