97 speed sensor - wtf?

[sixleggedinsect]

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?

[AzTumbleweed]

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

[sixleggedinsect]

Originally Posted by AzTumbleweed

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

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.)