[Vwdiesel] odometer stopped working

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

  You may not be so glad about that connector when it gets brittle and breaks, certainly not pleasant when it's a 4KQ and replacements are expensive, if you can find them.
   Loren



-----Original Message-----
From: mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
To: vwdiesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 12:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] odometer stopped working


Well, I got the cluster out and looked it over to find that the red gear
hich runs off the shaft gear that runs off the main worm drive gear was
hifted over and not touching the shaft gear.  It had some friction to it
hen I pushed it back over so it isn't like it is really loose. Maybe just
ne of those things with all the miles on it that it moved over to the point
hat it no longer made contact.  I was able to function check it with a
rill to make sure it worked before I put it in. As we would say in the Air
orce  NDN, (no defects noted) 
All in all it took me 45 minutes total from start to finish.  Not as bad as
 was scared it would be. The link that Ken1 posted was informative.  Just
lad that the speed cable was just a snap connection to the back of the
luster and not threaded. My big hands had a rough time as it was getting
ff and on, even with slacking the cable from the transmission.
Thanks for all the help. I don't post much, more of a lurker since I don't
ave to many issues and experience like most of you.
Nick