Topic: Can you put an electric speedo sensor on a tcase designed for a cable?

[snowplow]

Just wondering if anyone knows if you can put an electric speedo pickup (I think its called a VSS?) on a transfer case designed for a cable? 

DC

[Early]

yea, you can either use part of your cable one and marlin's kit
http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/parts-upgrade/vehicle-speed-sensor-mci


or there were a few toyotas that came with a gear case and pulse speedo, so there is a factory part, but spendy
http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/parts-upgrade/vehicle-speed-sensor-oem



I have been running my marlin kit for 2 years with no problems.

edit: there are a few other that make one too, i think inchworm and sky maybe?

[Early]

also the inchworm, similar to mci but metal. i don't think sky makes one

http://www.inchwormgear.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1010&osCsid=5f116c90dab5ebefcaae7019f485bfd8

[snowplow [OP]]

yea, you can either use part of your cable one and marlin's kit
http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/parts-upgrade/vehicle-speed-sensor-mci


or there were a few toyotas that came with a gear case and pulse speedo, so there is a factory part, but spendy
http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/parts-upgrade/vehicle-speed-sensor-oem



I have been running my marlin kit for 2 years with no problems.

edit: there are a few other that make one too, i think inchworm and sky maybe?

So my truck is a 93 and had a gear case, so am I correct that I could beg for my original one back and just bolt it in!? That would be SWEEEET!

[Early]

it should look like the lower one from your quote. my 94 22re had a chain drive case and the vss was different size. its possible though.

[OOPS]

So my truck is a 93 and had a gear case, so am I correct that I could beg for my original one back and just bolt it in!? That would be SWEEEET!

Some of the later models 4 cylinders came with a chain drive t-case, but I think most came with a gear drive case. If it was a gear drive case, why did you get rid of it?

[snowplow [OP]]

418w small block ford, NP435 granny 4 speed, A/A adapter to older topshift style tcase (so I had a shifter handle).

[Early]

You had a forward shift before? If your sure it was a chain case then it should work. They look similar though. im real happy with my marlin unit. and you probably know someone with half a cable unit they don't need if you don't have one.

[snowplow [OP]]

I thought I identified it as a gear case before, but I could be wrong? I'll go pull the vss off and just see if it fits, that oughta tell me all I need to know it sounds like.