Where is the Speed Sensor located?

Tiny
DIYANDY
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  • 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 168,000 MILES
The truck listed above is a 2WD. I'm having a hard time finding the speed sensor. Is there a diagram someone has so I try to find it? I'm Looking near the transmission and I'm not totally confident what I saw was the speed sensor since it looks different from the replacements I saw online.
Thursday, May 15th, 2025 AT 1:53 PM

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Tiny
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Did you have a chance to look at this yet?

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/tachometer-is-not-working

This truck has 2 vehicle speed sensors; one is in the instrument cluster and the other is on the tail shaft of the transfer case (4wd) or transmission (2wd). Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.
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Friday, May 16th, 2025 AT 11:55 AM
Tiny
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Which image is for the 2WD? Or are both applicable? And yes, I have tried the suggested test from the previous post and the results show that it stayed at zero during testing.
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Friday, May 16th, 2025 AT 11:59 AM
Tiny
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The second image is for the 2wd. So, the tachometer and speedometer don't work? I referenced the first post as well?
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Sunday, May 18th, 2025 AT 5:26 PM

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