

| Subject: | Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? |
| From: | Al and Sue Brase |
| Date: | Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:13:06 -0600 |
Is there a retail source for that little black gear? Or, does anyone havea lead on a good shop that fixes them? Al Brase Bill H. wrote: >I had trouble with my speedometer (88GL) for years and even disconnected the >trip tick by removing the connecting gear but I finally took it to a local >speedometer shop. The guy said the real problem was the old grease in the >speedometer, which dries up and gets stiff. He said it was special stuff and >toxic so anything I added just made it worse (I had tried graphite - worst I >could have used). So he cleaned it up, replaced the missing gear and lubed it >for $50 or so and its worked like new for several years now. > >Bill H. >88GL > > > >
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