I have the same problem. The shaft is pushed out by the white worm gear. I attached a spring on the end to keep a little bit of pressure on the shaft. Malcolm did the same fix with a piece of plastic. I do not think there ever was a nut on the end. The white worm gear or other part must be worn out which causes the shaft to be pushed out. Hans Brouwer 86 Westfalia 92 Cabriolet
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Zappe" <Zapvw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: odometer mechanism
> well i pulled the speedo apart today to check about the odometer not working. > all the gears and teeth look great. here is the problem. it looks as > though at the end of the shaft for the odometer there used to be a tiny nut > that threaded onto that shaft securing it to the small piece of plastic that > the end of the shaft slips through. anyway that small nut is gone! am i > correct in assuming there is a tiny nut that goes there? > > any suggestions for a fix? i guess i should just head to the junkyard and > pull another one apart. > > andy > 85 westy |
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