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34pickup · 06-16-2019, 12:05 PM

In the 48 coupe I recently acquired, the speedometer did not work. So I pulled it out and found it to be permanently broken. So I bought another speedometer head and a new speedometer cable. While installing the cable in the transmission end, I couldn't get it to seat into the transmission. I stuck a piece of the old cable into the transmission and wiggled it around and it seems like there is no gear in there at all.

So, does the part on the 1948 transmission come off in a "turtle" shell like on the older transmissions? If so, does anyone have any good methods of removing it since its in a place I have great difficulty even reaching?

06-16-2019, 12:05 PM	#1
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,549	1948 speedometer question In the 48 coupe I recently acquired, the speedometer did not work. So I pulled it out and found it to be permanently broken. So I bought another speedometer head and a new speedometer cable. While installing the cable in the transmission end, I couldn't get it to seat into the transmission. I stuck a piece of the old cable into the transmission and wiggled it around and it seems like there is no gear in there at all. So, does the part on the 1948 transmission come off in a "turtle" shell like on the older transmissions? If so, does anyone have any good methods of removing it since its in a place I have great difficulty even reaching? __________________ Matt 24:36-41