Date:         Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:43:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Odometer stopped
Comments: To: msheridan@IGC.ORG
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.  I replaced the clip for 12 cents.
I have absolutely never heard of a twelve cent VW part.
You have found a genuine oddity.
Congratulations!!
The little brass thing in your steering wheel that makes the horn work is
$14.00, head bolt washers are over $3.00.
If you folks are willing to wait a week I'll get you some *buyer beware*
spedos for about $30.00 each.
I'll need to know the revs per mile there below the trip meter. Example
806, 820 etc.
If you want them turned back or moved to your correct mileage add $25.00
to keep your Car-Fax reports straight and inspection record clean.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:07:46 -0400 Michael Sheridan <msheridan@IGC.ORG>
writes:
> 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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