Hi,
I finally got around to taking out the gauge cluster to take out the tripmeter
that's been stuck for years. It was stuck at 0 and clicked everytime it was
supposed to turn. I figured there was some debris or broken parts that got
wedged in the gears.
When I finally got it out, I was right. One of the levers/tabs that is used to reset
the meter broke and got stuck between the ones and tenths dials.
Now I'm sort of debating if I want to take a few weeks to find a replacement or just put this one in. In its current state, it seems to work... meaning it will keep the mileage count. It has a bit of trouble reseting it back to 0 though. I think with the missing lever, it works sometimes and sometimes doesn't. I think it's dependent on what mileage is shown but I'm not 100% sure. I guess I can live with this.
I just couldn't ignoring the constant annoying clicks before. It would be nice to reset it back to 0 whenever I want instead of guessing when it will work.
I've attached a picture of the tripmeter and the broken lever.
If I were to looked for a used tripmeter, where is the best place? I've already posted something in the 'parts wanted' forum.
Btw, would people be interested in a step by step picture of what I did to take apart the gauge cluster? If so I'll post it as part of another thread here.
I finally got around to taking out the gauge cluster to take out the tripmeter
that's been stuck for years. It was stuck at 0 and clicked everytime it was
supposed to turn. I figured there was some debris or broken parts that got
wedged in the gears.
When I finally got it out, I was right. One of the levers/tabs that is used to reset
the meter broke and got stuck between the ones and tenths dials.
Now I'm sort of debating if I want to take a few weeks to find a replacement or just put this one in. In its current state, it seems to work... meaning it will keep the mileage count. It has a bit of trouble reseting it back to 0 though. I think with the missing lever, it works sometimes and sometimes doesn't. I think it's dependent on what mileage is shown but I'm not 100% sure. I guess I can live with this.
I just couldn't ignoring the constant annoying clicks before. It would be nice to reset it back to 0 whenever I want instead of guessing when it will work.
I've attached a picture of the tripmeter and the broken lever.
If I were to looked for a used tripmeter, where is the best place? I've already posted something in the 'parts wanted' forum.
Btw, would people be interested in a step by step picture of what I did to take apart the gauge cluster? If so I'll post it as part of another thread here.
