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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.
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>Bill H.
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