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Ok Guys, some major milestones reached this week. Got my 73 project fired up and moving...finally after 15 years. I purchase a used A833 and got it installed where a po had put in an automatic. Had the dash out and tested the gauges and speedo needle bumped up as should be when hand tweaked. New cable but had no speedometer movement. Pulled speedo gear and found a 36 tooth [red] and the chart said a 33 tooth was needed for my 3.23 rear. I found a 34 tooth in a spare tranny and installed that one. Still no speedo movement. When I push the tip of the gear in with my finger and spin the driveshaft I can feel it is not engaging or trying to turn at all. The trans has a Dec. 1969 build date and I believe I have the right size gearing, the big one, not the smaller pre 65 ones.....what am I missing.