Mine just did the same thing. The square pin coming though the hub didn't strip, the snap on clip that holds the cable to the outside of the hub had broken off. I replaced the clip for 12 cents and my speedometer and odometer worked again. All the best, Michael Sheridan Pictures Filmmaking and Photography 56 Parkton Road #2, Jamaica Plain, Boston MA 02130, USA Tel: 617-782-0908, Fax: 617-782-0146, Pager: 617-339-1278 e-mail: msheridan@igc.org At 10:28 PM 10/15/01 -0400, you wrote: >Joseph, >When my odometer stopped, it was the hub on the left front wheel that was the >problem. There is a little square pin that fits into the hub, and on mine it >had stripped. I drove for about a year and a half like that and finally >fixed it. It cost about $4.50 from a junkyard. Rule this out before >anything else. As I recall, you can see it by popping off the hubcap. > >Disclaimer: This was a decade or so ago, so I may be remembering the details >wrong. I do remember, however, that it was very easy to see how the thing >worked. >Peter > > >In a message dated 10/15/01 6:54:20 PM, Joseph_P._McNiff@FFIC.COM writes: > ><< Hi all, >My Odometer stopped working, also trip counter at the same time. My >mechanic says its $200. He says they take it out of the dash and take it to >someone esle to fix one of the gears that is broke inside. My question is >how hard is it to take out the instrument cluster from the dash. And has >anyone been able to fix this themselves. > >> Sheridan Pictures Filmmaking and Photography 56 Parkton Road #2, Jamaica Plain, Boston MA 02130, USA Tel: 617-782-0908, Fax: 617-782-0146, Pager: 617-339-1278 e-mail: msheridan@igc.org |
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