eloyex

mine failed last month .
i bought the small plastic gear (search tool will show you how/where) and followed the DIY procedure. Done in 1 hour. Fantastic ...
feel so good to sucessfully end the procedure .. !!!

it is very easy. Just be gentle and follow the DIY.
Very well explained. Cost $30 ...

sawitt

COOL!

I did the same thing two weeks ago! The info on p-car was great! I managed it without pulling the speedometer needle off.

Howdy993

Does your car now have A LOT fewer miles?

Harvey Yancey

I did the repair to mine also a few months back ... but alas I screwed something up and had the same problem. So I sent it to a place in Greensboro for repair and they did a great job.

So when the obo in my wife's Cab broke a couple weeks ago ... same build year and has about 5K more miles on it btw ... I just sent it out for repair.

eloyex

not actually ..

it has 35.000 kms .... Aro 22.000 miles .....

enchong

Hi I have a 96 993 and the sppedometer works but the odometer died as you described.... I tried to go to the odometer link but cant connect... where else can I buy a new gear to replace the damaged one?

Thanks

davesnothere

Jeff's site is currently down but he's still very much in business. His number is probably on another odo thread, but here it is again: (757) 593-3478.

www.archive.org is your friend for finding old copies of websites. http://web.archive.org/web/200705161...etergears.com/

I needed to do this repair, found the info, called Jeff and my gears are on their way! Thought they might arrive today, but sadly no, so the repair will have to wait!

- Dave

eloyex

i think this link works:

http://p-car.com/diy/odometer/

Robin 993DX

Damn, you guys can find the link even when it is not linked from anywhere.... I didn't link it from the DIY page for liability reasons.

For some interesting reason my odmeter gear also broken recently, at 90k miles. People were telling me that it was the best breakage you can get from a odmeter, the speed works, but does not accumulate miles... Well, I said "Not kosher! So ordered the gear and fixed it"

enchong

Thanks Guys, I found the odometer gear in the "automotion" website in case anybody would need the same....and of course the process of changing the gears is in the DIY...

davesnothere

Update: I finished this repair last night. Took about 2 hrs, including test drives. The suggestions in the "addendum" of the DIY are very helpful (removing the clock to make removing the speedo easier; testing before fully re-assembling). At first I was worried that the odometer was not working, but it took only a gentle rotation of the dials to get them to engage with the motor and planetary gears.

Of course, driving around at night without a faceplate to your speedo and having the light shining in your face is probably not advised.

- Dave

Dudley

Hey, another good reason to buy a scissor lift. Test your odometer repair in the garage.

Falcondrivr

Just did this repair. 1 hour, start to finish, including a 1/2 mile test drive before reassembly. Very easy, I did the complete disassembly (needle off) as it was my first time. I feel a complete sense of empowerment, and would like to thank the academy for it's support.

Robin 993DX

I can just see it now, not too long from now there will be posts about all the rash of odometer tempering noticed from potential buyers....


LOL!

BS911

Yeah - funny how information causes such different reactions. When I first did the DIY there was a lot of grief about this. But some people think things are more legit if a speedometer shop repairs it. Just like service records from a dealer vs a DIY-er. It is no better. Here's one that will get people all in a bunch... while you have your odometer open, use a needle punch to push out one end of the pin that holds the number wheels in place and rotate til your hearts delight! (The numbers, not yourself.) This is all just another, and much harder method than unplugging it and driving - which we all know takes about 45 seconds. It isn't tampering until you try and hide something illegitimate. Repairing an odo is completely legitimate. So do what you want, but just disclose what you did.