Re: Damn Dodometers!

[broberg@cpg.mcw.edu]

I forgot to mention that unless the gear is broken, the fix is to pull out the shaft-yes 
that sounds scary, and yes, that leaves all the mileage dials loose and potentially 
repositionable-and re knurl the end of it with a small cold chisel and press reinstall. 
 
Roland

On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net> wrote:
>At 11:40 AM 6/19/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>I've owned 3 Audis thus far.  A 5K, a 4Kq, and a Coupe GT.  The odometer on
>>the 5K quit at 88K, the Coupe is beginning to quit at 85K, and the 4Kq is
>>ticking away happily at 110K.  I hear of several 4Kqs with 130K+, whereas I
>>see many 5Ks with odos dead at <100K.  Am I twisting statistics in a deluded
>>way or is there a reason why 4K odometers appear more reliable?  They all
>>seem identical from the outside (analog).  Also, do Euro-spec (in km)
>>odometers suffer from the same odometer gremlins their U.S. couterparts do?
>>
>
>VDO uses a soft plastic gear that fails. I've been in 4K and several
>versions of 5K speedos in a vain attempt to find the correct gear for mine.
>I was on the phone complaining to them this morning, getting some
>interesting information. More to follow...
>
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>EMCM(SW) Dave Head (nuclear grade electrician)
>87 5KCSTQ 170K miles and now counting (after $230.00 to repair...)
>1.9 bar boost (charlie spring, no shim) - @ 1.3 the shuttle launches!
>Maitland FL
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