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Subject:Re: Odometers - again
From:Chris S
Date:Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:03:23 -0500

Waay back in 93 I fixed the odometer on my 87 Jetta.  I recall tapping
the metal gear shaft hole with a screwdriver tip to drive some metal
material inward.  This made the gear sit much more tightly on the
shaft.  Be gentle, don't break it.

2009/12/3, Dave Yates <transparu@gmail.com>:
> Folks,
>
> I have had the problem with the metal wheel coming adrift of the shaft
> in the odometer. (1986 Vanagon odometer) I reinstalled it all but had
> a problem.
> Can someone tell me whether the metal wheel/cog on the end of the
> shaft has the multiple "teeth" on the inside or the outside please?  I
> suspect I wasn't careful enough and can't quite find a suitable image
> online.
> Any help gratefully received.
> Dave
>
>
> http://www.twistedlimbpaper.com/brian/vanagon/Odometer.htm  (words
> here, but image isn;t really convincing)
>
> http://www.drivewerks.com/tech/mult_gauge_repair.htm
>
> http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mult_gauge_repair/mult_gauge_repair.htm
>

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