[denisond3]

Thanks for the info. I was lucky that I had the 5-speed out of my 94 Escort before I tried to get the VSS/speedo cable item out of the transaxle case. It was corroded in place and took a lot of work to get it free. The final step was to heat the transaxle case quickly but briefly with the acetylene torch. That loosened it up enough that I could work it out. I imagine I would have set nearby things on fire if I had been obliged to do it with the tranny still in the car.
I had had to take the tranny out to replace the clutch and rebuild the motor: Dropped valve seat in cyl #4.