On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 7:00 AM, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote:

> Notr sure what year the? van is but my 90 has problems with the spindle
> that rotates the numbers slipping out of place and stopping time (your van
> may like this idea). I have found that gluing a small round piece of plastic
> to the end of the spindle (from a Bic pen) fixes it for a while. Be very
> careful with those 4 screws as the plastic cover they hold on and the
> threads they go into are likely very brittle. This area of my odometer has
> almost completely disintegrated (little strips of duct tape hold 3 sides
> on). Good luck with you repair.
> ?
> David Clarkson
> 90 Westy (284K)
>

Thank you, David. I've fixed the odometers on VW and Porsche speedos many
times. I just want to delve further into the mechanism and have not been
able to find anything specific.

BenT