Struck Odometer on 4ksq

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Sat Jun 19 04:04:01 EDT 2004


Tyson Varosyan writes:
> As per my usual custom, every time I fill up, I plug in the miles drive over
> the gallons pumped to figure my gas mileage. I have learned that drastic
> drops or improvements in gas mileage can be unnoticed indicators of serious
> issues. Today as my habit goes, I figured my mileage, pushed the trip meter
> reset button and drove off. About 20 miles later I noticed that nether my
> trip meter nor my odometer have moved. I played around with the reset button
> wildly, but nothing seems to help! Is this a common problem? How do I fix
> it?

Yes, a little nylon gear in the odo drive mechanism in the speedometer
is either broken or jammed.

Search in the http://www.audifans.com Google box for past postings
and solutions.  There are plenty.

-Ti
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