I had the speedo out last year to fix the odo (slipping gear, fixed with a drop
of glue) and forgot to mark the position of the speedo needle when I took it
off. Now it reads 5mph high at all speeds (MB speedos are pretty accurate). So
I need to take it back out, mark the position measure the distance of 5mph,
mark that off lower than the mark where the speedo rests (after being lifted
over the stop peg) and reset the needle there.
I'm lucky its exactly 5mph...
It could be somebody "fixed" yours in the past and did the same thing.
The odo is actually pretty easy to fix, just lots of little gears to get back
into place depending on how much you take it apart. Remember to clean 'em while
you're there. Its also good practice to note the exact mileage when you take it
apart so you can get it back together the same. In my case I actually rolled on
about 20k to account for Dwight driving the car for a couple years with a
busted odo.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:46:06 -0500
From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 electrical gremlins
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On Nov 23, 2011 2:12 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Actually I think the best thing that came out of that whole discussion
was Jim's post about clipping posts.
>
I think you are right. I learned to try to trim my posts more.
.. They were expensive, and should have a long life so I intend to move
them to the other car which will also give me an excuse to fix the speedo
needle which is 5mph too slow.
Is there an adjustment for that or what? Mine is off as well. Odometer
doesn't work either, is there a fix for that too or just deal with it?
Mike
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