Don Hanson wrote:
> OK, I had mine apart this am and put a drop of crazy glue on the gear that
> is driven by the worm gear.  Now it resets very smoothly...but it only
> will turn a few miles before it stops.
I went through all this with mine in my 88 GL. And I had all the faux
pas. Broke the needle getting it off - it is after all 20 year old
plastic. It was a Bi*ch getting the needle glued back together so it
didn't look funny. Then there is the return spring under the needle.
It's a bi*th to get that set right so the needle comes back and rests at
the zero mark. Had to R@R the thing several times to get it right - and
each time I had to remove that glued together needle to do it. Then
there was the matter of the gear that kept disengaging.  Tried the super
glue. Worked then failed. Finally cut and shaped a metal finger and
riveted it to the frame  to hold the gear to the end of the shaft so it
wouldn't slip and let the teeth disengage. That didn't work. Got to be
an expert at R&R'ing that speedo. After weeks of hassle I bit the bullet
and bought a new speedo. . Best move I ever made!

John Rodgers,
88 GL Driver