Frozen Odometer-1988 S4
07-16-2015 | 03:56 AM
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Frozen Odometer-1988 S4
Out for a drive today, the odometer stopped/froze on my 1988 928S4, 35,556 miles. Its an analog odometer (digital odometer first appeared in the 1989 model). Any idea of the effort ($ and labor) I'm looking at to fix the odometer?
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07-16-2015 | 10:43 AM
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It's most likely a gear in the pod. You have to take the pod out and apart to replace the gear. A great time to replace bulbs and the inevitably-crisp flexible circuit.
Note that this operation is also a great opportunity to have things stop working as well and require multiple in/out cycles. Also, be very careful handing the pod when doing this. It's common to damage the plastic connector bits and make the job even bigger and more interesting.
Note that this operation is also a great opportunity to have things stop working as well and require multiple in/out cycles. Also, be very careful handing the pod when doing this. It's common to damage the plastic connector bits and make the job even bigger and more interesting.
07-17-2015 | 12:32 AM
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07-17-2015 | 10:01 AM
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And we stock the gears for $28.50 each 8>)
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
07-17-2015 | 07:40 PM
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NOTE if the stack of numbers has a lot of play,
you should add a shim washer to the stack to limit the side to side movement,
otherwise the numbers will jamb in less than 500 miles and thus the odometer will freeze again.
Sometimes rolling the car backwards for a distance of about 2/10 of a mile may restore function,
but this isnt guaranteed.
NOTE also use a fork to remove the needle, add a solder gun if it wont come off
you should add a shim washer to the stack to limit the side to side movement,
otherwise the numbers will jamb in less than 500 miles and thus the odometer will freeze again.
Sometimes rolling the car backwards for a distance of about 2/10 of a mile may restore function,
but this isnt guaranteed.
NOTE also use a fork to remove the needle, add a solder gun if it wont come off
07-17-2015 | 09:38 PM
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Unlike the gears in Dwayne's writeup, the ones Roger sells don't need to be "cleaned up" before install. They are fine as is (read the writeup if you don't understand what I mean by "clean up").
^This. Big time.
I had "just a bit" of slop in mine, but not enough to worry about shimming it. So I thought.
For me, it made it one whole season and out to South Dakota (about 2800 miles) before it seized. I had to run another 3500 or so before I got home and could fix it. Fortunately, no damage from running it that way.
NOTE if the stack of numbers has a lot of play,
you should add a shim washer to the stack to limit the side to side movement,
otherwise the numbers will jamb in less than 500 miles and thus the odometer will freeze again.
Sometimes rolling the car backwards for a distance of about 2/10 of a mile may restore function,
but this isn't guaranteed.
NOTE also use a fork to remove the needle, add a solder gun if it wont come off
you should add a shim washer to the stack to limit the side to side movement,
otherwise the numbers will jamb in less than 500 miles and thus the odometer will freeze again.
Sometimes rolling the car backwards for a distance of about 2/10 of a mile may restore function,
but this isn't guaranteed.
NOTE also use a fork to remove the needle, add a solder gun if it wont come off
I had "just a bit" of slop in mine, but not enough to worry about shimming it. So I thought.
For me, it made it one whole season and out to South Dakota (about 2800 miles) before it seized. I had to run another 3500 or so before I got home and could fix it. Fortunately, no damage from running it that way.