[urq] Stopped Odometer

[John S. Lagnese]

It probably neds some graphite.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com>
To: "Ben Swann" <benswann at comcast.net>
Cc: <urq at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>; 
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Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Stopped Odometer


> If the car is driving at 60 km/hour and the speedo needle is bouncing 
> freely between 60 km and 20km. What does this mean?
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ben Swann
>  To: mhoepli at vif.com
>  Cc: quattro at audifans.com ; urq at audifans.com ; 'Ben Swann'
>  Sent: 10, May 2007 08:54
>  Subject: [urq] Stopped Odometer
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>  Totally coincidence - you will find the problem inside the speedo unit 
> which will require you to pull the Instrument cluster.   Likely the 
> secondary (odometer) drive gear is split.  You need to replace this gear 
> or the entire speedometer.
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>  Speedo operation has nothing to do with the brakes.  The only thing that 
> could have been affected is the ABS operation or the brake pad wear 
> indicator sensor that reports to the autocheck system.
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>  Ben
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>  http://www.gtquattro.com
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>  [Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 20:31:25 -0400
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>  From: "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com>
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>  Subject: [urq] Stopped Odometer
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>  To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
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>  Hi all,
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>  Have a 1986 Audi Turbo Quattro 5000, built February 1986. The front brake 
> pads and vented rotors were changed out, the sensor cable cut off from the 
> pads. Sensor connection on car no longer available. Odometer was working 
> before work was done to change brakes. Speedometer, tachometer function, 
> the ododmeter does not work. Electrical sender to the speedometer unit.
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>  Any answers?
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>  Could be co-incidence that odometer no longer works after brake work. 
> Told by mechanic that there were different diameters of rotors for the 
> same year, earlier years did not have vented rotors, Quattros had 
> different rotors than non-Quattros. 11" diameter rotors.
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>  Max]
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