cruise control quit

[96lt1]

hey, i recently had a new clutch put in and after i got the car back i noticed that my cruise no longer worked. i checked everything i could think of and the fuse was good. the vaccum line appeared to be hooked up and everything. anyone have any ideas? i called my mechanic and he said i could bring it by, but i wanna have an idea what to check before i take it to him.

 

[Ian]

Does your speedo work or your check engine light come on? I would check and make sure the VSS is plugged in and the speedo cable is in fact in the tranny. The VSS on mine is located abt 4" above the tranny below the brake booster. I've justed ghanged my VSS because the aluminum pipe had rotted at the tranny and was puking tranny fluid. At the same time found out one sensor for my Psteering was unplugged, hooked it up and things are much better now. Life is very good. Hope this helps.

 

[twr]

if this is on an 89-95 - check to make sure they plugged the VSS back in - sits on top of the tranny. Gen 1 and 2 cars have mechanically driven speedo. Easy way to check for VSS is to put the clutch to the floor while roling above 20mph - if the idle drops 1k or less - vss bad or not plugged in. If the idle hold 1200 - 1500 rpm then the VSS is working and you need to check vacuum hose connections.

 

[projectSHO89]

Check if the cruise control servo's throttle cable is disconnected from the throttle linkage. Mine likes to that by itself every month or two.

Steve