Your cable may have pulled out of the tranny. If so, it may be OK.
Easy test to see if your speedo works. While you have it out, use your fingers to spin the brass bushing on the back of the speedo where the cable enters. You should be able to spin enough to make the needle move a little if the speedo is working. (I forgot which way to spin it. If one way doesn't work, then spin the other way!)
> Spin the brass bushingNote the little brass cap at the base of the threads. Read about removing it and lubing the speedo in ...
> Jeff Erickson's Tech Tip- Lonnie