Driving with a missing speedometer cable

[irowiki]

Alright so on Buck, the speedometer cable was ripped out by a tree branch or something when we went off the road.

I have not had a good look at it, how hard is this to fix? Might it pop back in, or is something probably broken? Can I easily seal the hole so it does not leak out while driving? Or would not enough leak out in ~50 miles to matter, I know the transmission is full unless it's been dripping as it sits.

Picture we took while getting our stuff:

[xirdneh]

if your cable is long enough you can remove that fitting and connect the cable to tranny
for temporary fix
i have done this before

[Petros]

I do not think trans lube will come out the speedo hole, but I would not take that risk. if you loose all of your gear oil you will trash your trans.

[xirdneh]

is the fitting on the tranny damaged too?

[irowiki]

Have not been able to look at it yet.

[irowiki]

Body shop guy said the fitting on the transmission was stripped when the cable got ripped out. Maybe I can macgyver plug it until I'm home?

Edit: Took some pictures, for science, of our spare transmission. Looks like I could duck tape that fitting and hose clamp it.

I think the spinny part that attaches to the transmission got ripped out from the L, based on the picture a few posts back.