This makes me curious, as my odometer almost will have to turn to 60,000
miles.
My speedo also has a wavy needle at some spots.
The trip odometer colored dial truns not regulary but a bit forward and a
bit still.
What is the most propable cause?
My plan is to change the cable as it still is the original one from 1971.
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
To: William Killeffer <wtkilleffer@yahoo.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: speedometer and odometer trouble
> William Killeffer wrote:
> >
> > Hello listers,
> > I was out in my B a couple of nights ago, it was probably down in the
40's
> > or 50's, and I was driving around 50 mph. About that speed, the needle
on
> > the speedometer started floating between 50 and 60 mph. Later, I noticed
> > that the odometer had quit working. I reset the trip odometer at the
next
> > stop and that seemed to get things going again at the expense of my fuel
> > mileage test. It did the same thing last night, but the odometer quit at
> > around 35 mph even though the speedo was steady. There's no telling how
many
> > times this may have happened before. What could be causing this and what
> > should I do about it? Thanks in advance,
>
> The little drive gear on the odometer drive has begun slipping on
> its shaft.
>
> Usually this happens the first time when it's trying to go from 9999
> to 10000 or some similar pattern; after that it will slip often.
>
> I fix these by disassembling the unit and abrading the shaft with a
> file and epoxying the gear back in place. If you're not good at
> fixing watches and such, best not try it.
>
> -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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