One possible solution Experience this problem recently on an original speed cluster of a 1982. Speedo worked but odometer did not. I took off the speedometer cable from the unit and then unscrewed the speedometer from the case. whole thing slips right out. On the one side of the (left?) there is a vertical shaft with a worm gear on it that is driven by the speedo cable. This turns a horizontal shaft which moves the odometer. The small gear on the horizontal shaft had slipped over time and worked down the shaft until it no longer caught the worm gear. Pushed it back so it was centered and odometer and trip odometer both started working. Put a touch of super glue on shaft to resist it creeping again. Hope your problem is a simple as this. Rich 82 Westy
At 03:14 PM 10/22/00 -0400, you wrote: Okey, I am just tryin to make sure I am not misssing something here. I had some instrument cluster problems, so I picked up a complete used one from the Junk yard ($100 if anyone is interested). Put it in and everything electrical but the clock works (i expected the clock not to work frankly, my old one didn't either). But the odometer and trip counter aren't working. the speedo does. SOOOO, the odometer is just broken right? it works off of the same shaft as the speeo right? Am I missing something? Is the fix to switch out my old speedo unit into the new (used) one? thanks. Charlie. |
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