(tech) More odometer questions...

[jason at scirocco.org (Jason)]

Simple instructions for repairing broken odometer:

Mail your complete speedometer to Rick Borth at Overseas 
Speedometer.  Information can be found at http://www.speedometer.com.
Include payment.  Receive rebuilt, calibrated speedometer back in the mail 
several days later.  Install.  Smile.

:)
Jason

PS:  He did my speedo in Tinkle...





At 07:40 PM 7/16/2003, Cathy Boyko wrote:

>Well, for whatever reason I finally decided to around get to fixing my
>odometer. So I have it on my kitchen table, with a companion guinea pig
>cluster, and am following Foxx in the Box'as tech notes. So I'm at "use the
>small screwdriver to gently pry up the gold speedometer spring" step. but it
>doesn't move.
>
>So some questions, and I'd reallly like to get the car fixed for the WF trip
>Friday morning.
>
>SO:
>1. Where do I pry the speedo needle, I'm assuming you apply pressure from
>below ( with the screwdriver resting on the plastic housing , and pry up on
>the brass ring that holds the spring to the speedo shaft, is that right? The
>plastic just flexes, and the ring doesn't budge. On either of the clusters.
>:(
>
>2. I don't see any cracks in the gears, but the drive gear shaft slides
>laterally through the barrels of the numbers, is there supposed to be anything
>to resist this movement?
>
>3. I'm assuming I need that spring assembly off to lift the odometer free of
>the cluster, and this will reveal the gear that is the problem. Is there
>anything else?
>
>
>Thanks, I await your wisdom.
>
>cathy (hey, at least I got this far on my own!)
>
>
>
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