Franz993

So I was going to post a nice thread about how satisfied I am with my newly installed suspension and tires (HD's, H&R's and Sumis), but now I have another not so pleasant topic...but that doesn't take away from how happy I am w/ suspension.

My odometer stopped working 2 days after I got my car back from the shop. I had the steering rack replaced in addition to the suspension work. So here are my questions:

- Is there any way that the work done could have caused the odometer to fail (loose cable, etc.)
- My car has 48K documented miles. Is it normal for odometers to fail in our cars? I did a search and did find some cases but wanted to hear your opinions.

Thanks,
Franz

Falcondrivr

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

Very common. Easier than it looks in the link.

Falcondrivr

Oh yeah. Make sure you find the microscopic piece of the gear (1 tooth) that is still in the works before you reassemble. Trust me, it will be there....Otherwise you have to do it twice. Ask me and others how I know.

NC TRACKRAT

No correlation to the work recently done. Mileage really has no effect...it's age and exposure to heat. I dare say if a survey were taken, you'd find that a large % of our cars have had this happen....a minor inconvenience.

tctung

Minor inconvenience, indeed. Just ignore it and count months instead of miles for your next oil change.

Franz993

Thanks guys, this is good news. I won't attempt to do it myself though.

I wonder how many people ignore it and then sell their cars as "low mileage"...haha. I will NOT do that.

dcdude

My recent experience:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=44637
Trying to tie like topics together.

Arena993

I have done mine as well. Not a hard DIY you just need to take time and care. The cost of having a speedo shop to do the work is very expensive in relation to the new gears. BTW if you didn't have the link to the gear supplier it is www.odometergears.com Most people here have used them when sourcing the 2 gears. Good luck on whatever approach you use.

Mike

kjr914

http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

Or there's another shop that I can't remember the name of....look in the PCA mags. As stated, the DIY isn't very hard, but YES make sure to get the little tiny bits of left over gear BEFORE reassembly.....

lowblow

I too performed this DIY, although I think I had a more difficult time than many of you. Now that it is complete, the odometer works but its rotation isn't smooth, but more "choppy" or "ratchety", (is that a word?).

Anyway, is this ok? will it break again due to the operation not being smooth?

TIA
mike

Allen

I agree that the DIY is not "hard"...but it is a tedious and delicate procedure. But if you have anything except 'delicate' hands....don't do it. Anyone who has done it, knows there are a few places where you can mess things up if you have clubs for hands. 1 - taking the speedo out of the dash. 2 - removing the aluminum ring...without scratching or bending it up. 3 - removing the needle. 4 - removing the faceplace..without scratching it. 5 - cleaning the speedo glass without leaving lint/smudges. Like I said, it's not hard to do...you just have to go slow and be careful.