at this point I have a full speedo repair manual in 5 e-mails! Thanks!
--- Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > rumor has it that Christopher wrote: > > > Craig and Phillip, > > > > WOW! Thanks for the detailed info. SO: > > > 3. The speedo seems fixable, but since there is a > > replacement in the trunk (entire instr. cluster), > I'll > > simply swap out and verify with GPS. > > Some lessons from my experience. > > * The odometer gears and speedometer calibration > seem > to be model (that is, diff ratio) specific. > > I got started on this when I dug into the > speedometer on a 300D turbo. > The odometer didn't work. This I have fixed a couple > times before, so I > figured it'd be no problem. Well, a former owner had > tried to do the > repair with superglue and got the glue onto too many > partes. So I took > the whole speedometer assy. from one of the 240 > parts cars. It bolted > right in, and was way off. So it seems that rather > than changing the > cable drive gear in the transmission to match the > diff. ratio they use a > different speedometer assy.! I started swapping > parts around between the > two I had and finally gave up and repositioned the > needle on the shaft > so that it's correct at 60 MPH. Someday I'll fix it > right.... > > * I think the difference between a 80 MPH and a > 120 MPH > speedometer is spring - but I don't have enough > data > to prove this. > > * When you open up the instrument cluster, it > looks like it > might not be necessary to take out all nine > screws to get > the speedometer out. Don't be fooled. It's > easier to take > out all the screws 'cause the three sectitons > sort of > interlock. > > * There is one screw hiding in the middle of the > rheostat for > the dash lights. Don't forget it! > > * A reverstable electric drill works as a > bench-top speedometer > drive. I used a 16d nail, cut the head off and > filed a long, > square taper on one end. I can chuck this in the > drill. Forward > speed requires counter-clockwise rotation of the > input shaft > which is why it needs to be driven from a > reversable drill. > Full speed on my cheap black&decker drill is > about 40 MPH. > > * The speedometer needle is press fit onto the > shaft. Honest! > It's a tight fit, so be gentle. > > > 4. Old instrument cluster (minus bulbs) is free to > > whoever wants to pay shipping once I get it out of > the > > car (moved 1 week ago, so arranging the house > takes > > priority - or my wife will get pissed. Wife pissed > at > > Benz is NOT good). Providing the "new one" is > worse, > > then someone can have it and I will be playing > with > > springs and magnets! > > Have fun!! > > Philip, "can't think of anything > clever...." > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
