After taking my cluster apart, this spring was magnetically attached to back of my tach, right under the face. Anyone have any clue where it could go? I have looked all around and I can't see where it could have gone. I think my gauges all work (at least when I took it apart), except I suspect the speedo is a little slow.

Thanks for taking a look...

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'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

How about on the back of the dimmer switch/trip meter button?

Len

It's the return spring for the odometer reset lever. If you look behind the face of the speedometer, there is a lever that sticks out near the 0 mph peg. There is supposed to be a spring at the other end of this lever. I think it just pops into place.

I concur

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Im sure that's it, that makes total sense. Ill take a look when I get back home tonight.

Thanks!!!

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

After doing my cluster rebuild, I went to put the spring back, and it's defintely as you guys said it was. Very obvious from the description where it goes.

Thanks!

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

For future reference, if anyone loses that little spring (they can fly a long way sometimes) you can make a replacement from one of those small springs that are used in many retractable ball point pens.