1962 Cadillac Eldorado speedometer cable trouble?

"Leon Rowell" > wrote in message
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> When you had the speedo cable out did you pull the cable out of the
housing to see
> if it might be broken? It could be broken and the two ends could
intermittently

Yes, I pulled it back and forth from either end... looked fine. I've got a
new cable on the way so I'll just have to wait and find out.

thanks
Charles

"v8z" > wrote in message
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> I believe that from '59 on, the GM speedo housing is just a cylindrical
plug
> with o-ring seals around its diameter and a groove in the ouside that the
> hold -down sits against. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, that's what it looks like to me...

> Loosen one, easily-accessible bolt, remove the hold-down, and pull the
> housing out. The driven gear just slips into it from the backside....

Thanks for the info. Since I'm rather inexperienced in the tranny
department, I'm not too keen on messing with a freshly rebuilt transmission.
I'll try the new cable first and then go from there. Worst case I will bring
it back to the shop that rebuilt it and complain. They should have checked
this the first time around since I specifically requested it.

regards
Charles