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Re: 4kq Problems Solved (Update)



I'll take a look next time I'm in there.  I know on my other car the shaft
is out as well so I'll see what I can do when I get in there and take a
closer look. 
	Thanks

	Todd Phenneger
	1984 4000s quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
	1985 4000 quattro / Silver / Fixing it Up.
	1987 4000cs quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 Fourkguy@aol.com wrote:

> Todd,
> If I remember correctly, my odo had a gear on the left of the shaft, which is
> turned by the worm type thing. On the right of the shaft, there was another
> gear which turned the tenths wheel of the trip counter. If both those gears
> are firmly in place, the shaft cannot slide. Is yours that way? Am I
> remembering incorrectly? All I know, is mine has counted many thousands of
> miles since I was in there. A real thrill, since I thought I would never get
> it working.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> In a message dated 1/27/99 6:55:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> phen9461@uidaho.edu writes:
> 
> << Huh,
>  	You can glue the one gear to the shaft but the shaft has to turn.
>  So you cant glue the shaft in place in any way.  The drive gear on the
>  speedo and the cog on the odo shaft have to move so I dont see what you
>  are saying.  The dog on odo shaft can be glued but that wont hold the
>  shaft in place.
>  	Sorry, I just dont get it.
>  L8R
>   >>
>