In a message dated 3/14/05 11:33:39 AM, Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< I wondered if the brake fluid vapor (the cap is vented) is

causing a chemical change in the plastic.  I don't remember seeing the same

type of deterioration on the Rabbits and such of the same generation >>

All things are possible until proven otherwise.  But, I have seen exactly the
same failures, broken odometer reset and split pinion, in VDO speedometers
even on cars where the speedometer and master cylinder are isolated by one
another by a firewall.

George