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It happens, some people get a bit snippy when you ask a question that has been asked many times before. Fortunately, most of us don't want this to be a search-only forum, and will try to help. No offense brew, I don't think you meant it that way, but so it goes.

There is a way to repair it, but it is usually temporary unless you buy a replacement gear. The metal shaft that drives the odometer (internal to the speedo) slips out of a nylon gear with age, and the odometer quits. Resetting the trip odometer while moving seems to increase the probability of this failure also. The shaft can usually be pressed back in, but as it has already slipped off once, it usually will again in fairly short order. Common problem with VDO speedometers from the '80s, I've had it happen in several German cars.

The gear is available, and you'll probably have to search this and the diesel forum to find the source, and yes, the search here really stinks.

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