Where the hell is this thing located at? On our chevy with the 4L80e it'd be at the tranny's tail housing, but what about on my auto yota with the 3vze?

 

TTT - any ideas?

 

It should be on top the trans. About in the middle... the ABS speed sensor is on the rear diff.

 

uh oh....

so to change it or to check it requires that I pull the tranny?

 

ttt - so changing/checking it is going to be a huge PITA?

 

VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
ON–VEHICLE REPAIR
1. DISCONNECT NO.1 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
2. REMOVE NO.1 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY
(a) Remove the bolt and No.1 vehicle speed sensor assembly.
(b) Remove the speedometer driven gear and O–ring from
the No.1 vehicle speed sensor.
3. INSTALL NO.1 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY
(a) Coat a new O–ring with ATF.
(b) Install the O–ring and speedometer driven gear to the
No.1 vehicle speed sensor.
(c) Install the No.1 vehicle speed sensor to the extension
housing and torque the bolt.
Torque: 16 N·m (160 kgf·cm, 12 ft·lbf)
4. CONNECT NO.1 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
5. DISCONNECT NO.2 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
6. REMOVE NO.2 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
(a) Remove the bolt and No.2 vehicle speed sensor.
(b) Remove the O–ring from the No.2 vehicle speed sensor.
7. INSTALL NO.2 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
(a) Coat a new O–ring with ATF and install it to the No.2 vehicle
speed sensor.
(b) Install the No.2 vehicle speed sensor and torque the bolt.
Torque: 5.4 N·m (55 kgf·cm, 48 in.·lbf)
8. CONNECT NO.2 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR

 

Or, depending upon which auto tranny you have.

VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
ON–VEHICLE REPAIR
1. DISCONNECT VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
2. REMOVE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY
(a) Remove the bolt and the vehicle speed sensor assembly.
(b) Remove the clip and the driven gear from the vehicle
speed sensor.
(c) Remove the O–ring from the vehicle speed sensor.
3. INSTALL VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY
(a) Coat a new O–ring with ATF and install it to the vehicle
speed sensor.
(b) Install the driven gear and the clip to the vehicle speed
sensor.
(c) Install the vehicle speed sensor assembly with the bolt.
Torque: 16 N·m (160 kgf·cm, 12 ft·lbf)
4. CONNECT VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR

Either way, it doesn't say anything about dropping the tranny.

 

is this a difficult procedure to do?

 

I have never done it. But, looking at the instructions, I would say no and would allocate about 30 minutes.

 

WATRD -

Thanks for the procedure on that, I do appreciate it! I guess that makes it easier in that I just need to track down where the speedo cable jumps into the tranny, be it the tail end of it on the TC or the middle top of the tranny....