Dennis
odometer repair
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odometer repair
My odometer quit working at 40000 miles. Can anyone suggest a good shop to have it repaired? I have it out of the car so I can send just the unit. It is out of a 1965 and trip odometer never worked. Thanks.
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I have found in the past that if you spin the speedo with a drill., you can observe what is going on inside the head and follow the connection and see where it 'stops' transferring the rotation. I have found gears that have stripped or moved out of adjustment and don't mesh anymore. There are a bunch of little stuff in there, Trouble is even when you find the issue, you may not be able to get the part to fix it.
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I used Corvette Specialties of Md West. They rebuilt my 67 speedo and odo that didn't need any cosmetics done for $227. That was a year ago, works perfect. Can you do it yourself, trust me, no.
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Send it off to a qualified shop and pay the price. Most of the mechanical issues can be done by a diy'er if you have fte abilities...but you won't have the equipment to charge the magnet and properly calibrate the instrument. Calibration is the final step and the essence of the final repair.
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Not a calibration problem. Gearing at the transmission does that. This apparently is a common problem with these cars so there must be some commonality in what is failing. Probably a gear or two in the head. Not concerned with calibration, only getting the odometer to work.
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