86 4KcsQ Odometer - Repaired OK

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Thanx to Dan H, Dan C, Ken & Frank for their immediate respones. The
problem described by Dan C & Ken is exactly what was wrong with my ODO. The
shaft which the main ODO disks ride on had slipped away fron the worm gear
which drives it & out of the frame on the other end. The gears were
undamaged. I was able to gently work the shaft back into its bushing onthe
free end and get the gears into mesh. I then drilled a 1/16 hole in the
bottom of the plastic case, in line with the end of the shaft, and oblonged
it until I was able to slip a section of 1/8 nylon (AT&T) tie up to the
back of the speedo face to prevent the shaft from slipping out. I cut it
off flush with the case and fused it to the case with a soldering gun. The
odo works fine and the tie should prevent the shaft from slipping out.


Thanx again for all the advise! Great list!

Ed McCabe

86 5KCSTQ 220,000
86 4KCSQ 79,000
94 Cutalass Convert (wife didn't like the huge door and poor performance of
the Audi Cabriolet, and her '92 Saab automatic Convert made so much noise,
that we traded it for the Olds.)

70 Sportster
87 Seamaster 48' LRC