I agree totally. After 3 or 4 repairs I took mine in to get a rebuild. Only
$85 after a quote of $145. Money well spent. William

> There's no room to work in there.  Extremely close between gears and
> plastic case.  I tried crimping the gear. It lasted a few months.  I also
> have an odometer that is locked up from the Loctite technique.  Get a new
> gear or farm it out.  You also have to pull off the speedo needle and I
> have had these shatter.  The foil gets bent up, plastic housing crack!
>
>
Jay
>
>
>
>
> Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 07/21/2003 11:39:20 AM
>
> Please respond to Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>
>
> Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
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> To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:    Re: odometer stopped
>
>
> Hello,
> What would be wrong with roughing up the little
> shaft the gear goes on, cutting a small groove or
> roughing up the hole in the gear, and using some
> adhesive such as a JB Weld or a Loctite to hold
> it on?
> Steve
> --- Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
> wrote:
> > Or get a new gear from Palo ALto Speedometer
> > shop. About $20.
> >
> >
> >       Jay
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Debbie Walters
> > <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on
> > 07/20/2003
> > 08:17:49 PM
> >
> > Please respond to Debbie Walters
> > <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>
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> > <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >
> >
> > To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > cc:
> > Subject:    Re: odometer stopped
> >
> >
> > If you don't want to spend the bucks right now
> > on getting it rebuilt, pull
> > out the console, flip it over and take the
> > speedometer out of the back.
> > Chances are the gear that rolls the odometer
> > has wiggled its way out from
> > the gear it connects with.  Just push it back
> > in.
> >
> > I have to do this every 2-3 months.  It is a
> > pain.  One way to help the
> > gear
> > stay on track longer is to never reset the trip
> > odometer while you are
> > rolling.
> >
> > deb
> > '85 Westy "Gypsy"
> > Orlando
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> >
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