Tranny issues...PLEASE HELP.

[Kansei]

Putting the pink speedo gear onto the MSP tranny in this case will do nothing. If he still had his LX tranny though, he could have put the LSD in with the machined pink speedo gear and then it would have worked.

The MSP tranny won't let you plug the speedo sensor in to read the gear?

 

[Kansei]

no i don't have abs. how would you know if it tried? ..i'm confused...how the **** could it not read the speedo..

if it tried, it would have just read 0 since I don't have abs. your car's wiring harness has the speedo wired to the sensor that plugs into the tranny so it's lookin for a reading from that. Do you have that sensor plugged into the msp tranny no problem?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

Putting the pink speedo gear onto the MSP tranny in this case will do nothing. If he still had his LX tranny though, he could have put the LSD in with the machined pink speedo gear and then it would have worked.

so you're saying all in all, it just won't work w/ the setup i have?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

if it tried, it would have just read 0 since I don't have abs. your car's wiring harness has the speedo wired to the sensor that plugs into the tranny so it's lookin for a reading from that. Do you have that sensor plugged into the msp tranny no problem?

i believe it's plugged in. i have to double check this. i was told that there's a white 4 prong or something plug that has to be plugged..

 

[Kansei]

Even if you do have it plugged in, it won't work since you're missing the elusive pink speedo gear thing. I just wanted to know if it was plugged in to know if it can be plugged in to the MSP tranny. I would imagine they just came from the factory with that hole plugged instead of making a different tranny bellhousing... and if you can plug in the sensor, and we know the gear can be made to fit on (required a little machining I think.. still lookin around for the thread where I saw it).. it should work once you get the gear in.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

Even if you do have it plugged in, it won't work since you're missing the elusive pink speedo gear thing. I just wanted to know if it was plugged in to know if it can be plugged in to the MSP tranny. I would imagine they just came from the factory with that hole plugged instead of making a different tranny bellhousing.

so you guys are saying that i need the pink speedo put into my tranny in order to have this work?how am i missing the pink one? isn't it stock on the msp? that's the tranny i have.

 

[Kansei]

no, the MSP just doesn't have the speedo gear at all. So yeah, sadly your options are either install the full ABS system (which is really crappy anyway, I looked into it, the install isn't bad but it's just not a good ABS system.. sucks) or pull the tranny and get the gear on.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

no, the MSP just doesn't have the speedo gear at all. So yeah, sadly your options are either install the full ABS system (which is really crappy anyway, I looked into it, the install isn't bad but it's just not a good ABS system.. sucks) or pull the tranny and get the gear on.

putting the gear on would work??hmm....

 

[Kansei]

putting the gear on would work??hmm....

yeah sorry I can't find the thread yet I'm looking though (smash)

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

yeah sorry I can't find the thread yet I'm looking though (smash)

if you find it..lemme know.

 

[CrazyCaker]

The MSP tranny won't let you plug the speedo sensor in to read the gear?

If he has the speedo sensor and the pink gear, then it could work.

 

[CrazyCaker]

Here's a pic of my LSD w/ the pink speedo gear on it. I didn't need it because I have ABS, but it didn't hurt to just leave it on since it was already machined to fit.

 

[Kansei]

Hopefully you prepared your new differential beforehand by putting on the speedo gear (if you don't have ABS... if you have ABS there is no speedo gear) and pressing on new roller bearings on each end of the diff.

from the how-to disassemble gears/tranny thread: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67599

still not at all what I was looking for, I know I've seen pics of it all before.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

If he has the speedo sensor and the pink gear, then it could work.

picture of the speedo sensor? and where it goes??

 

[CrazyCaker]

picture of the speedo sensor? and where it goes??

Sorry don't have pics of that. I don't even know myself where it's actually located on the tranny since I didn't need it.

 

[Kansei]

Here's a pic of my LSD w/ the pink speedo gear on it. I didn't need it because I have ABS, but it didn't hurt to just leave it on since it was already machined to fit.

the speedo gear fit right onto your MSP LSD? I thought I remember reading that machining needed to be done.

mmm nice welds on the LSD

I think the speedo sensor is plugged into the back side of the tranny.

 

[Kansei]

The speedo is on the back top side of the tranny more or less on the tranny directly below the throttle body.

Next disconnect the 3 connectors that are on the tranny. The neutral switch, the reverse light switch, and the speedo sensor. The neutral and reverse light switches are on leads and should come up near the engine mount itself. One is grey and the other black I believe. The speedo is on the back top side of the tranny more or less on the tranny directly below the throttle body.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

Sorry don't have pics of that. I don't even know myself where it's actually located on the tranny since I didn't need it.

dammit dammit dammit.lol.

 

[Kansei]

so that you don't have to take off the battery and battery tray, it would probably be easiest to see the speedo sensor from underneath the car?

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

yeah i saw this...doesn't show me though!!lol.