At some time fairly close to Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:13:15 -0500,
rumor has it that Luther wrote:
> How do you get the shaft out? Do I pry the gear of one end or the cap of
> the other end? How easy is it to keep the numbers in place? Slide a
> pin,piece o wire/etc in to replace the shaft and k
rumor has it that Mitch wrote:
> Luther Gulseth wrote:
> >
> > My dad's 300D odometer is not working all the time. It catches, slows
> > down, and sometimes stops for periods of time.
> The alternative involves a tiny, tiny drop of super glue, touching
> only the shaft and the gear.
CAREFUL
> Infortunately, Google no longer has instruments.articles.mbz.org in
> cache.
http://web.archive.org/web/20040612151911/instrument.articles.mbz.org/
There ya go...
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
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Subject: RE: [MBZ] '85 300D odometer intermittent
Try this link for VDO odometer repair. It is the same as the Mercedes.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mult_gauge_repair/mult_gauge_repair
.htm
Thomas E. Potter
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You dont take anything apart. at the bare minimum, wipe the gear ands
shaft clean with acetone or similar solvent. then put a drop of epoxy in
with a toothpick so it makes contact with the side of the gear and covers
the shaft. All you are trying to do is increase the resistance to slippage
yes, that is exactly what you do.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
How do you get the shaft out? Do I pry the gear of one end or the cap
of the other end? How easy is it to keep the numbers in place? Slide
a pin,piece o wire/etc in to replace the shaft and keep everything
kosher? TIA,
Luther
On
yes, that is the common failure mode. What I do is remove the shaft,
put some super glue on the spot where that gear is supposed to ride and
let it dry. After it drives I reinstall the shaft and it works. The
dried glue gives it something to grab ahold of. Others file(rough up)
the shaft in
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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] '85 300D odometer intermittent
Luther Gulseth wrote:
>
> My dad's 300D odometer is not working all the time. It catches, slows
> down, and sometimes s
Luther Gulseth wrote:
>
> My dad's 300D odometer is not working all the time. It catches, slows
> down, and sometimes stops for periods of time.
Infortunately, Google no longer has instruments.articles.mbz.org in
cache.
You want to find something close to the diameter of the shaft, like
a dri
There were at least a couple of articles about this at mbz.org. Never
done it myself, but iirc a piece or coathanger wire or whatever you
can find of the approximate right diameter to hold things in place is
correct. Knurl the gear end of the shaft w/ pliers or whatever,
jbweld, superglue, flavor
How do you get the shaft out? Do I pry the gear of one end or the cap of
the other end? How easy is it to keep the numbers in place? Slide a
pin,piece o wire/etc in to replace the shaft and keep everything kosher?
TIA,
Luther
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:22:37 -0500, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTE
Roughen the shaft and the side of the gear the best you can. Put a drop of
epoxy or jb weld there and let it cure. Reassemble.
Had the same problem 30+ years ago on my 62 110 diesel. Pretty common
At 09:21 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:
My dad's 300D odometer is not working all the time. It catc
My dad's 300D odometer is not working all the time. It catches, slows
down, and sometimes stops for periods of time. I pulled it out tonight
and looked at it, ran it with a drill. I noticed that the grey gear on
the end of the main odometer numbers likes to slip on the shaft. I could
ge
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