I have a 86 GL with an odometer problem.  When I got the van the odometer
did not work at all and I noticed that the numbers seemed to be falling back
into the face a little.  I took it apart and the dial of numbers for the
miles had in fact slipped out of a little hole in the side of the unit.  I
was able to slide them back in place and the odometer worked fine for 3
weeks. Then it slipped back out.  So I took it apart a second time and this
time I noticed a small brass nut on the tripometer dial that was not on the
odometer dials.  I have not been able to find any vanagons in my local
junkyards and was wondering if anyone knew a substitute donor for the little
brass piece.
Thanks in advance.  Ed Shotwell