How to remove Speedometer cable from behind the speedometer?

[Mike Phillips]

How to remove Speedometer cable from behind the speedometer?

I need to replace my stock Speedometer cable from my Jimmy and replace it with one from a newer truck that fits/reaches the attachment point on a 700R4 transmission.

Do you have to remove the front gage bezel and get to it from the front?

Seems like I can't get my hand up behind the gages to unscrew the speedo cable?

 

[zieg85]

It is not screwed in, there is a tab you release.  I have gotten it my unscrewing the cluster and pulling it toward the steering wheel with someone under the hood feeding the cable to you.  Be careful as it is real easy to break the tabs that hold it into the dash.

[Irish_Alley]

like zieg said theres a little metal tab you press in toward the cluster panel after you remove the screws from the cluster you can pull it out a couple inches and then squeeze you hand back there and press the tab

[BigBadJohn]

I lucked out and mine wasnt snapped in all the way when I took my cluster out last week

[GoatBeard]

I didn't have any luck getting to mine.  The only thing I did was mess up the gas gauge... 

[farmallgray]

I can connect and disconnect mine by reaching up under the dash without removing the cluster. I don't have small hands either.