Jeep Repair: 98 jeep, out put speed sensor, vehicle speed sensor, speedometer gear


Question
i am atempting to change the out put speed sensor.  my check engine light is on and the shifting has been weird.  i am just wondering where exactly it is and how you change it.  thanks dawson

Answer
VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
The vehicle speed sensor is located on the speedometer pinion gear adapter Vehicle Speed Sensor Location - 2WD - Typical or Vehicle Speed Sensor Location - 4WD - Typical The pinion gear adapter is located on the extension housing of the transmission (drivers side)

REMOVAL
Raise and support vehicle.
Disconnect the electrical connector from the sensor.
Remove the sensor mounting bolt Sensor Removal/Installation
Remove the sensor (pull straight out) from the speedometer pinion gear adapter Sensor Removal/Installation Do not remove the gear adapter from the transmission.
INSTALLATION
Clean the inside of speedometer pinion gear adapter before installing speed sensor.
Install sensor into speedometer gear adapter and install mounting bolt. Before tightening bolt, verify speed sensor is fully seated (mounted flush) to speedometer pinion gear adapter.
Tighten sensor mounting bolt to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.) torque.
Connect electrical connector to sensor.