Re: 4000 Quattro Question

["Rob Reesor" <reesor@tss.com>]

On Nov 14,  1:23pm, Peter Orban wrote:
> Subject: Re: 4000 Quattro Question
> >...claimed that this is a very common problem with VDO odometers (since it
> >happended to me three times in two years, I can hardly argue). He explained
> >what was wrong, but I can't really recall exactly. He did, however, say to
> >never poke the odometer button on a VDO while the car is moving.
>
> I had the same problem on the VDO gauge on my '88 Jetta. For me the
> the problem was that the last wheel in the odometer, that is driven
> by the shaft, was slipping on the shaft. The wheel is die cast and is
> a press fit on the shaft. I rolled the shaft under a file, effectively
> putting a serration on it where the die cast wheel is on it. That
> solved the problem.
> As for the reset for the trip odometer, the button lifts out the
> little gears between the numbered gears, and the numbered gears are
> returned to 0 by a set of springs pushing on a cartoid shaped cam
> profile moulded on to the side of the wheels. There should not be any
> problems, even if the car is moving while reseting the odometer.
> Now, the Audi gauge could be different, but I doubt it.
>
> Peter
> orban@nrcamt.nrc.ca
>
>-- End of excerpt from Peter Orban

Well, all I know that is that a real, live VDO repair guy told me never to push
the button while moving. After having three of 'em break, I'll be totally anal
and follow his advise.

-- Rob


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