type 89 speedo data information?

nick at beol.net nick at beol.net
Mon Jan 22 12:02:13 EST 2007


Having done similar R+R, my difficulty was in deciding where to put the  
needle back on?  Maeaning it is not indexed and although the needle may  
have a pin to rest against at zero the shaft and internals don't.   In the  
past I got lucky, trial and error.  any suggestions?
Nick
> and suddenly the needle was on the floor.  Hope it goes back on just as
> "easily!"
>
> Part of my comfort level with getting rough was that I have at least two
> of these things to play with, if I broke one "learning" I could apply
> the knowledge gained to fix another one.
>
>>> By the way, this is not a trivial repair, you have to pull the
>>> speedo needle and play with tiny screws, after getting the gauges
>>> out of the car.  I'll document it on my web site as well, when all
>>> is done.
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/odometer.htm
>
> Awaiting replacement gear to finish story...
>



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