Speedometer Disassembly

Fri Sep 10 14:26:16 PDT 2010

I searched the archives for "bouncing speedo" and the first few hits were along the lines of "I fixed my odometer and now the speedometer is bouncing". I promise the archive search engine doesn't bite, give it a whirl.

-Cody (mobile)

On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:00 PM, "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:

> The speedometer was working fine before I changed the odometer 20 tooth
> wheel.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cody Forbes [mailto:cody at 5000tq.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 15:49
> To: Max Hoepli
> Cc: <audi at humanspeakers.com>; audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com;
> quattro at audifans.com; w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Speedometer Disassembly
> 
> This is the classic Audi bouncing speedo. Search the archives, you'll get
> more suggestions than you know what to do with. Maybe I'll wikify some of
> the answers this weekend while I'm watching the F1 race ;-).
> 
> -Cody (mobile)
> 
> On Sep 10, 2010, at 3:30 PM, "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 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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>> 
>> -- 
>> Huw Powell
>> 
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