[Vwdiesel] odometer gear

[Bryan Belman]

Chris, these guys will sell you the gear for $20

http://www.speedometergears.com/

Bryan
--- Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org> wrote:

> Chris Jude wrote:
> > So I took apart my odometer this last week to
> figure out why the trip and
> > odometer were not spinning.  I found that one of
> the main drive gears on the
> > side of the  odometer was cracked, but that the
> gears on the shaft seemed to
> > be tight enough and not slipping.  The  odometer
> only has about 158K
> > registered on it, and I don't think its more than
> 20-30K miles off.
> > I took the gear off and drilled the center out
> just a bit and tried to
> > superglue the crack, but when I put it back
> together and put it in the dash,
> > the odometer worked for about 4/10ths of a mile
> then quit.  I think the
> > superglue didn't quite work and the gear probably
> needs to be replaced.  I
> > called up Tacoma Speedometer and they told me they
> weren't legally able to
> > sell parts individally for these, that I'd need to
> pay $120 for a rebuild.
> > I'm not too interested in that option.
> > So does anyone have any ideas for finding one of
> these gears?
> > i did successfully fix the dash lights, and it's
> like a whole new car being
> > able to see my speed and fuel level at night!
> > 
> > thanks,
> > chris
> > seattle
> 
> Some folks find wire wrapped around the gear hub
> works, I find enlarging the hole to 
> release the press fit then using a super glue made
> for plastic works fine:
> 
>
http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Odometer.shtml
> 
> -- 
> 
>    Roger
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
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