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dlssmith · #2 11-23-2005, 08:17 PM

I can speak from experience. I was bound and determined to fix my odometer myself one afternoon, so here goes.
The needle is mounted to the shaft with a friction fitting. A tube fits over the shaft. Nothing more. You have to figure a way to pry it off the little shaft that comes through the face plate of the speedo. I used a small flat head screwdriver, prying against the speedo face which I protected with a cloth, and it just came off without incident. Except that it flew some distance, so be ready to catch it. But you'll have to mark the position of the needle to the shaft some how. Just a sharpie marker point on the shaft. I didn't do this and now my speedo is off by about 7 mph.

I would caution you that the shaft and needle are obviously rather delicate. Prying too hard will probably screw the whole thing up. I just figured correctly that it wasn't really going to take too much pressure to get it loose.

I did fix the odometer. Some super glue is all it took to attach the pot metal gears to the shaft. The way I did it, I don't think it will ever fail at that spot again. However, I have to pull it apart to move the needle so the thing will be more accurate.

Let me know if this helps.