Odometer not working
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Racer
Joined: May 2003
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From: West of Boston MA
Odometer not working
Hi Everyone,
Small problem...my speedo needle was jumpy and the cable was noisy so I decided to change out the cable. Did so...connection to the tranny was brutal as my hands are just too big to get up in there from underneath...anyway, made the connections...now the odometer isn't working!?
Any help? bad connection? cable ends not seated right? The speedo is working!
Thanks!
Mark
Small problem...my speedo needle was jumpy and the cable was noisy so I decided to change out the cable. Did so...connection to the tranny was brutal as my hands are just too big to get up in there from underneath...anyway, made the connections...now the odometer isn't working!?
Any help? bad connection? cable ends not seated right? The speedo is working!
Thanks!
Mark
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My trip odometer didn't work for several years. When I restored my cluster this year via JohnZ's article I found that one gear has slid on it's shaft just enough to miss meshing with the odometer. I was able to work the gear over, problem solved, trip mileage recorded every time. This may be related to your problem, just maybe and there by avoiding a $700-$800 expense. But you will still need to remove the cluster from the dash and this procedure is well documented here on the CF, good luck!
Dennis
Dennis
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From: Lewistown MT
time to remove cluster
Just my personal opinion...
The problem is not so much the taking out of the cluster, fixing and re-installing but more so you need to remove the cluster...then figure out what the problem is...If it's simply a mis-aligned gear then you may be able to fix and re-install that same day. However, you're likely to find that the gear is stripped (as well as others) so then you have to order a part(s). This may take several days to receive your part before you have a chance to re-install everything, so the process can easily turn into a couple of weeks from start to finish.
I went through this awhile back but I was in the middle of doing some restoration work during the winter so wasn't driving anyway therefore time wasn't really an issue. However, recently, my trip meter has crapped out again. Probably another stripped gear...since my speedo works fine and given what I now know about the process of removing the cluster, trouble shooting, ordering a part and re-installing...I decided I can live with a malfunctioning trip meter
The problem is not so much the taking out of the cluster, fixing and re-installing but more so you need to remove the cluster...then figure out what the problem is...If it's simply a mis-aligned gear then you may be able to fix and re-install that same day. However, you're likely to find that the gear is stripped (as well as others) so then you have to order a part(s). This may take several days to receive your part before you have a chance to re-install everything, so the process can easily turn into a couple of weeks from start to finish.
I went through this awhile back but I was in the middle of doing some restoration work during the winter so wasn't driving anyway therefore time wasn't really an issue. However, recently, my trip meter has crapped out again. Probably another stripped gear...since my speedo works fine and given what I now know about the process of removing the cluster, trouble shooting, ordering a part and re-installing...I decided I can live with a malfunctioning trip meter
