On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> 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.  When I had it out, I wanted to
> take off the needle and the faceplate to inspect all the gears to really
> see which might be out of whack but I was scared I would break the needle
> on my speedo trying to get it off.  I pried, pulled and otherwise gently
> tried to get it off the central shaft..but it seemed pretty firmily
> mounted on there.  Was I just being overcautious or is there a trick?

Is it possible to work a couple of wedges in? Made of some kind of
soft non scratch material (??)

If the gear is still slipping sideways.....

I'm trying hard to recall what did to keep that gear from sliding. It
*might* be that as a last resort, I crimped the shaft just to the side
of the gear, but can't recall for sure.

(yes it's a "one time" fix, but it was holding and I couldn't see ever
having to remove that gear)

Maybe something to consider.

Neil.