Recurring odometer problem
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Recurring odometer problem
Same old story, odometer was broken. I opened it up and the gear was broken. I replaced the gear and the odo worked again. A few months later it stopped working again, so I opened it up and everything looked good, but the mechanism was just stuck. I rotated it and it freed. I checked to make sure there were no small parts of the old gear trapped in the gear train, cleaned it with compressed air and reassembled. I worked again for a few days, then stopped again.
I am not going to send this to VDO. I am using a GPS as my odometer now for TB changes etc. But I would love to have it work again.
Any tips?
I am not going to send this to VDO. I am using a GPS as my odometer now for TB changes etc. But I would love to have it work again.
Any tips?
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It's not the gear, I just replaced that. I talked to a bunch of people at 944Fest and the suggestion above about the sleeve to keep the digits in place seems to be a universally accepted approach. Will try soon and report back.
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Sorry, yes it is fixed. I made a small shim out of tygon tubing and put it on. I also cleaned all the gears etc. under a microscope and injected a very small amount (2 ul) of teflon-based lube under every digit and at the joints. After that it spun nearly freely and has been working fine.
