I just bought a 1982 240D. LOVE IT. I bought it in Texas and in the drive home to Oregon the speedometer started making a horrible noise at low temperature. It goes away when it's warm and hasn't been a problem since I returned.

The odometer was fixed in Texas and when I called the person who worked on it he said the noise was not surprising and would eventually be there at all temps. He offered to fix it at cost ($100) provided I remove it and carefully ship it to him.

I saw the thread about removing the instrument cluster. The question I have is whether I should take the time, trouble and money to do it. Will the noise eventually get worse. The guy who repaired the odometer says it will be cheaper to deal with it now than when it finally goes. True?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Peter