Hi all.  When I bought my Vanagon a couple weeks ago, the = owner said that the odo had just stopped working.  He had gotten gas, reset = the trip odo, and then nothing.  Someone had posted to the list regarding a = Porsche odometer fix, suggesting that something similar may work on the = Vanagon.  Today I tore into my gauges, and I now have working odometers!  The = problem wasn't exactly like the Porsche fix, but it was similar. The rod that = holds the odometer numbers had slipped outboard over time, allowing the gear on = the end to disengage from the worm gear below.  I pushed on the gear, and it = was tight, but then the whole rod clicked over positively about 3mm.  = After a short spin around the block, I verified that both trip odo and odo are working.  I'll keep an eye on it to see if it continues to = work.  At least now I know what the problem is if it happens again.

 

If anyone else has the problem of the speedo working but the odos = are dead, check this out.  It was very simple to do - took me 40 minutes, = start to finish.  Thanks again to the list for being so helpful!

Chris