hey hey
I had a small problem with the speedometer not working and fuel gauge not reading correctly, enquired on here and had a quick scout around the internet, and found it to be the Vehicle Speed Sensor in the gearbox,
I removed the sensor and tested it by connecting it to the chuck of the drill, set my phone up to record the clocks in the car, fired the drill up, NOTHING!!
experience should of told me to stop there, get a new sensor and be done with it...but no no NOO!!
I decided, once I was there, I might as well changed the pinion too, seeing as it been there 19yrs!! surely new is better...right?? wrong!!!!!!!
so I take out the pinion and pinion guide, separate them, to see whats what
clean it up, decide that it is actually ok, put it back in the guide, place into the gearbox and!!
..drop..... out the guide into the box..!!
i spent the best part of 2 hrs trying to fish it out, replaced it with the new pinion and finally sorted it...
nightmare few days, but at least the speedometer is now working, and the fuel gauge is reading correctly.
isn't it amazing how one sensor can affect so many different things