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Old 01-31-2010, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by showme View Post
Ahhh. Hmmm. It seems like I'd hear lots of clattering upstairs if that were the case, but you never know! (At least I won't be surprised if I find that, now). But, knowing the history of the first break, and seeing how the circumstances are akin to the second break, I'm afraid it's back under the beast, anyhow. But thank you. I will remember this when I find out that you're right!
I may be wrong, but when I got our 240D, neither the speedometer nor the odometer worked. After a new speedometer cable, the speedo worked but the odometer was still slipping. Did the dieselgiant odometer fix, and it worked. I'm just thinking maybe it's something like this.

However, it may be that there are no other linkages between the cable and the speedometer gauge part of the unit. If that's true, then mine was an invalid guess. It may be worth dismantling and taking a look, though.
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