ok my wife has a 95 escort that the speddometer quit working. i have the new one. i know it will be easier to pull the instrument panel and thats all well and good but where do i disconnect it from in the engine compartment? trying to move the cable inside the car can't see what it moves outside the car. help please she is driving me batty with it lol and thanks for all help or advice

Check on the transmission for a round gear with a plug and wires. I think they are electrically operated at this time. http://www.ebay.com/ has numerous speedometer clusters for $50.00 and under. The unit on the transmission try Ford parts department. Pull the electrical connection and put an ohm meter on it. The ohm reading should go from zero to one. Put the car on 4 jack stands and run about 5 mpg for the test.
If by chance it has a cable look on the transmission also near the drive axle.

You will find the speedo cable running from the firewall just above the area of the pedals and down to the transmission. There is a clip that needs to be removed from where the speedo goes into the transmission and it will pull right out.

thanks i will look around the tranny and stuff to see if i can locate it. greatly appreciated

I think you'll need a 10mm socket.

thanks for the help everyone. found where it was on the tranny pulled 1 pin and fed it thru the firewall then installed in reverse order. works fine now. thanks for all your help