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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / December 2005

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speedometer problem

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mdaldo - 03 Dec 2005 23:03 GMT
i believe my speedometer cable is broke. the speedometer and odometer both
are not working.  i'm not exactly sure on how to replace the cable. i know
that it is hooked into the transmission somehow but don't know how to
replace it.  if anyone could tell me how to replace that cable i would
greatly appreciate it. thanks
Tom Lawrence - 03 Dec 2005 23:08 GMT
> replace it.  if anyone could tell me how to replace that cable i would
> greatly appreciate it. thanks

If someone could tell us what kind of vehicle you have, that would be
greatly appreciated, too.
Lorne - 04 Dec 2005 00:40 GMT
Pick Pick Pick!!!!  Are you not a mind reader???????  You have to feel sorry
for mechanics at that shop when people like this show up!!  :-)  Lorne

>> replace it.  if anyone could tell me how to replace that cable i would
>> greatly appreciate it. thanks
>
> If someone could tell us what kind of vehicle you have, that would be
> greatly appreciated, too.
Roy - 04 Dec 2005 15:01 GMT
> Pick Pick Pick!!!!  Are you not a mind reader???????  You have to feel
> sorry for mechanics at that shop when people like this show up!!  :-)
> Lorne

Usually they bring the vehicle with them. <G>

Roy

>>> replace it.  if anyone could tell me how to replace that cable i would
>>> greatly appreciate it. thanks
>>
>> If someone could tell us what kind of vehicle you have, that would be
>> greatly appreciated, too.
Christopher  Thompson - 05 Dec 2005 13:23 GMT
> > Pick Pick Pick!!!!  Are you not a mind reader???????  You have to feel
> > sorry for mechanics at that shop when people like this show up!!  :-)
> > Lorne
>
> Usually they bring the vehicle with them. <G>

thats always handy isnt it?

> Roy
> >
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> >> If someone could tell us what kind of vehicle you have, that would be
> >> greatly appreciated, too.
Roy - 05 Dec 2005 14:19 GMT
>> > Pick Pick Pick!!!!  Are you not a mind reader???????  You have to feel
>> > sorry for mechanics at that shop when people like this show up!!  :-)
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>
> thats always handy isnt it?

I sorta thought so.

Roy
mdaldo - 04 Dec 2005 00:49 GMT
i forgot to say that it is a 1998 dodge dakota 2wd truck automatic
transmission. sorry for not including this in my first post
Tom Lawrence - 04 Dec 2005 01:59 GMT
>i forgot to say that it is a 1998 dodge dakota 2wd truck automatic
> transmission. sorry for not including this in my first post

Okay...  in that case, you don't have a spedometer cable.  It's electronic.
The signal that drives the speedo/odometer comes from the rear-wheel speed
sensor, located on top of the rear differential.  Remove the electrical
connector, then remove the bolt holding the sensor down.  Twist and pull on
the sensor to remove it (it's got an O-ring on it, so it's a little bit of a
tight fit).  Try cleaning off all the accumulated crud on it (it's magnetic,
so it attracts lots of sludge from the differential), and put it back.  If
that doesn't do it, you'll need a new sensor.  They're not that expensive
(about $35).

However...  if you have 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (easily identifiable by an
electrical wire running in parallel with the front brake hoses going to the
calipers), and you do NOT have illuminated 'BRAKE' and 'ABS' lights on the
dash, then the problem is either in the wiring between the ABS computer and
the PCM, or something wrong with the PCM or instrument cluster itself.

If you only have the rear-wheel anti-lock (ie. no wire running alongside the
front brake hoses), then the most likely culprit is a bad rear wheel speed
sensor.
 
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