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12-13-2005, 10:18 PM
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108 Odometer
Well, all I can say is that when I drove it back from Berkeley back in the beginning of August, the odometer seemed to be turning. Unfortunately, it wasn't reading quite as many miles as I thought it should. Over the next few days, it quit functioning. When you spin the trip reset, it'll roll the other odometer over, but no life. Speedo seems to be working fine, but recently we had some issues with some speedo noise early in the morning when it gets below about 35 deg F. We have a complete instrument panel from the scrapyard, but the speedo only goes up to 140. The current one goes up to 160..... Will these swap and still remain accurate?
I hate to sacrifice my 160mph speedo for a 140, kinda makes an interesting converstation piece for the non MB folks. EDIT: The other instrument panel is Junk. Now, is rebuilding this @#^!# a feasible option? Last edited by BradleyP; 12-13-2005 at 11:15 PM. 
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12-13-2005, 11:24 PM
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Usually what happens is the zinc drive gear on the end slips its spindle and disconnects from driving the others. It can be fixed by sliding it back into position and locktiting it in place. You might have success crimping the collar that fits over the shaft too. I've done this repair a couple of times throughout the years. Avoid disassembly at all costs and trick is to use not too much locktite. Its an extremely common repair thats not hard to do.
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12-14-2005, 12:42 AM
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Any tricks on getting the speedo out of the cluster and getting to the gears without causing major damage to the cluster? I think I'm going to take my chances with the crap-o one I have here first before I do any more damage to the car. Isn't that the great thing about Pick-and-Pulls... you get to practice on something else first!
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12-14-2005, 10:22 PM
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Protect the rest of the dash with towel so it doesnt get scratched. The rest is pretty obvious. Good idea is take the speedo to a bench or desk and take your time. Its not difficult to figure out. And the only gears that easily come loose, the main drive gears, are no problem. Its the number gears you dont want to mess with. They fit together like a chinese puzzle. One hazard for me was nearly losing the speedometer needle stop peg that fell out. And the metal hubcap over the center needed to be reglued. Also a good opportunity to clean the glass.
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12-15-2005, 11:14 AM
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The Locktite to use is green and is for already assembled parts. It will wick into the gap and lock the gear to the shaft. I used a toothpick to put just a drop on the shaft as I didn't want to lock the numbers to the shaft.
My speedometer jumps around till it warms up. I keep saying to myself "I'll remember to lube the drive cable when it warms up". Been saying that for 3 or 4 years now. Michael
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