Thanks all. I think the cable is engaging into the speedometer at least. I spun the cable with the drill just before attaching the cable to the transmission and I got the needle to move, but I had to kick the drill up a bit in speed and it moved to about 40mph. While driving it a appears that...
....but the odometer moves. I removed the cluster last month to clean and fix some electrical issues and check on the non-functioning speedometer. The cable was bad and then the tip broke off. I replaced the cable and reassembled. The speedometer tested good with the drill on the cable end...