Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
10-24-2007, 08:31 AM
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Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
Ok. help me out. This is driving me nuts.
Have a T5 + VSS for an 89 firebird. This is the magnetic VSS, not the optical one.
Looks like it takes the same gear as the optical one in picture #1 here.
How does the red gear in picture #2 slide over this VSS, since it takes the small gear shown in picture #1?
The Camaro went from cable straight to optical, but the firebird went cable, magnetic, optical. Were ALL the gears the same? Wtf..
-- Joe
Have a T5 + VSS for an 89 firebird. This is the magnetic VSS, not the optical one.
Looks like it takes the same gear as the optical one in picture #1 here.
How does the red gear in picture #2 slide over this VSS, since it takes the small gear shown in picture #1?
The Camaro went from cable straight to optical, but the firebird went cable, magnetic, optical. Were ALL the gears the same? Wtf..
-- Joe
10-24-2007, 10:05 AM
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Re: Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
Looks like you have cable stuff on the right, VSS stuff on the left.
You just need a VSS gear. The cable gears won't work.
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm
About ¾ of the way down the page.... do a text search on the page for "t5dv"
You just need a VSS gear. The cable gears won't work.
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm
About ¾ of the way down the page.... do a text search on the page for "t5dv"
10-24-2007, 10:33 AM
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Car: '88 Formula, '94 Corvette, '95 Bird
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Transmission: T5, Zf6, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, Dana44 3.45, 3.23
Re: Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
Looks like you have cable stuff on the right, VSS stuff on the left.
You just need a VSS gear. The cable gears won't work.
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm
About ¾ of the way down the page.... do a text search on the page for "t5dv"
You just need a VSS gear. The cable gears won't work.
http://www.transmissioncenter.net/sp...n_______va.htm
About ¾ of the way down the page.... do a text search on the page for "t5dv"
I ordered a part # from the dealer, 3987920, but not sure what its going to be when it shows up.
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10-24-2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
Ok that part # didn't work. patc doesnt have 'em, and GM says they are discontinued.
Anyone know where I can get a 19 or 20 tooth gear for my vss ?
-- Joe
Anyone know where I can get a 19 or 20 tooth gear for my vss ?
-- Joe
10-24-2007, 08:14 PM
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Re: Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
well go to a different GM dealer b/c i just got mine fixed 3 months ago. i ordered gears just in case but i did not need them. They exist. the dealer has to ship them in from either motor city or somewhere else. good luck!
10-24-2007, 09:13 PM
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Re: Cable, VSS, vs Optical VSS wtf
What was the part # you looked up?
-- Joe
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