97 speed sensor - wtf?

im used to checking the fluids on my 93's manual transmission. now i have a 97 and from the looks of it the speedo cable does not go into the speed sensor. the haynes/chilton manuals says it does.

what am i missing? the piece that looks like a speed sensor to me (similar electrical connection, similar shape, similar place, etc) has an empty hole at the top where i was used to putting the speedo cable.

btw, the speedo works fine.

does the 97 have some electrical speedometer sensor that haynes/chilton doesnt know about? or is the transmission different?

i need to change the transmission fluids asap, and dont want to do anything stupid.

anthony

ps: access is way harder than on the 93 escort. is there any way to get in there and get the sensor out without removing the battery or raising the car?

Wild guess- You are probably right. I'll bet they went to an electronic sensor. :2cents:

Wild guess- You are probably right. I'll bet they went to an electronic sensor. :2cents:

must of. i took it out this morning and popped it back in. it still has a gear on the bottom, but no speedo cable coming out of the top. i thoguht i was hallucinating when i first saw it.


cheers,
anthony

(btw, thanks for all the help, aztumbleweed. you're a big asset to the forum.)