That does sound good.
Belt is riding down the center of the sprocket.
On the speedometer removal:
There is a metal lip, kind of a bucket, that slides into the trany
you might have to get a little screwdriver under it, between it and the trany,
from the firewall side.
And be real careful pulling it out.
If the gear catches on the edge, it can come off and fall in the trany.