Speedometer Disassembly

[Max Hoepli]

Patient: Type 44 Turbo Quattro 309,000km

I have re-installed my dash cluster with the new 20 tooth 9mm wheel under
the mini-circuit board. I re-installed....funny thing that the speedometer
and odometer do not function. When I bang the left part of the dash the
speedometer pops up but goes down again. Sometimes on its own the
speedometer needle pops up but descends again.


Ideas?

Max




-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 21:30
To: Max Hoepli
Cc: quattro at audifans.com; audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Speedometer Disassembly

Interesting.  I haven't been to the site for a long time.

Obviously he/they are missing some data, since "82-91" 5k encompasses 
two totally different chassis.  Sort of.  type 44 started in Europe in 
83, right?  Came to US in 84.

Anyway, that doesn't matter so much as that he says he is glad to make 
parts he doesn't already, so someone should call him and send him a 
representative (broken) gear to work from.

By the way, I think I have an old type 44 cluster kicking around here 
somewhere...

On 8/25/2010 8:33 PM, Max Hoepli wrote:
> My gear that broke has 20 teeth. In the human speakers explanation with
pics
> the same culprit gear has 15 teeth. I have seen on
> http://www.odometergears.com/audi.html that sells gears for the 1982-1991
> 5000  (C3)  a 26 tooth gear.
>
> My white base on which the broken gear is attached has a large on other
side
> meshing with main odometer and trip odometer has 16 teeth. Advertised at
> http://www.odometergears.com/audi.html I see for 1982-1991 5000  (C3)  a
15
> tooth gear displayed.
>
>
> I wonder why the differences in tooth count?
>
> Max
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On
> Behalf Of Steve Buchholz
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 09:44
> To: NIck Miller; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Speedometer Disassembly
>
> Completely different ...
>
> Steven Buchholz (mobile)
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "NIck Miller"<chance9121 at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Aug 25, 2010 12:05 am
> Subject: Speedometer Disassembly
> To:<quattro at audifans.com>
>
> I know the clusters are quite different but does anyone know if this
> is how the V8 is set up?  my odo just went on me as well.  not cool.
> thanks
>
> On 8/18/10, Huw Powell<audi at humanspeakers.com>  wrote:
>> The place I got mine is listed in this article:
>>
>> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/odometer.htm
>>
>> On 8/18/2010 5:05 PM, Max Hoepli wrote:
>>> I have managed to take the defective 20 tooth light brown gear missing 2
>>> teeth. I melted down the red rear part behind facia through which one of
>>> 2 facia screws are screwd through. That way I could lift away the side
>>> mini circuit board. Once lifted away I saw the gear with 2 missing
teeth.
>>>
>>> Going to a company to see if they can build a copy, probably will make
>>> several copies.
>>>
>>> Max
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com
>>> [mailto:audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Max Hoepli
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 17, 2010 17:06
>>> *To:* 'Max Hoepli'; audi at humanspeakers.com
>>> *Cc:* audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com
>>> *Subject:* [Audi Owers USA] RE: Speedometer Disassembly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
>>> <mailto:quattro-bounces%40audifans.com>
>>> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com
>>> <mailto:quattro-bounces%40audifans.com>] On
>>> Behalf Of Max Hoepli
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 16:59
>>> To: audi at humanspeakers.com<mailto:audi%40humanspeakers.com>
>>> Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com
>>> <mailto:audi_owners_usa%40yahoogroups.com>; quattro at audifans.com
>>> <mailto:quattro%40audifans.com>
>>> Subject: Speedometer Dissasembly
>>>
>>> If I have taken out the speedometer unit out of the housing, I want to
>>> take
>>> the electronic side circuit board off. The circuit lifts off but the red
>>> back part through which one of the 2 facia screws goes through is in the
>>> way. The 2 short screws holding the round unit under which the gears are
>>> located on circuit board are off. I want to replace the broken gear
since
>>> odometer does not turn any more.
>>>
>>> Patient: 1986 type 44 turbo quattro
>>>
>>> Max
>>>
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