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1986 Carerra Odometer
Hi All,
For some reason my 86 Carrera's ODOMETER stopped working.. What could be the problem? I have not driven the car for a long time. Speedometer is working just fine. Thanks in advance... Mauricir
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However, if you chose to remove the needle, it must be done very, very carefully, as a broken needle shaft will cost you $$$$$. After reading most of the posts, I chose to have the repair performed at a shop. $120.00 including the odometer gear. Check other posts. Good luck, Gerry
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Pull the speedo out of the hole and see if any wires at the back are disconnected...
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+1 on the broken odo gears - they are fragile plastic.
I have found the definitiave way to avoid breaking the gears, because even careful pressing on the reset pin with the car not moving at all will still break them: After my second set of gears went in, I have not pressed the reset once in over 100k miles and my odo still works! Hope this helps, Chuck.H '89 TurboLookTarga, 311k miles |
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+2 on the broken odo gears. They get brittle with age. I send mine to North Hollywood Speedo to be repaired.
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NH tech confirmed this odo reset notion being the cuprit of the failure to be that of mythology. There may exist a relational failure yet it's not said to be the actual "cause" of the odo failure (breaking teeth)......
Just an FYI. Doyle
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In my odo the gear has completely disintegrated. I replaced it as I was in there to put in white faceplate (flame suit on!
 ).But I never had any issue with breaking an odo on any of my former vehicles by pressing the rest button while at a stand-still.
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