Greetings,

I have a 1990 244DL with a broken odometer. I found that the 15 tooth odometer pod was completed stripped - there were no teeth left and the black plastic crumpled when I pulled it out. The small 25 tooth odometer gear was intact - looks like it has been replaced before.

All the gears seem to turn properly before I screw down the circuit board with the motor. Once I screw the circuit board down I am unable to advance the gears of the odometer or tripometer. Should I be able to manually advance the tripometer or odometer with a screwdriver once the circuit board is tightened down?

Thanks!

Rob

If I'm understanding your words correctly, then no. Be sure you can turn the odometer by advancing the motor gently; that it isn't misfit and binding. You didn't say, but I assume you have replaced the broken parts.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

Thanks, Art! Indeed I had replaced the gear - forgotten to mention that.

After getting your advice, I pulled the instrument cluster back out. I was able to turn the odometer by advancing the motor, put it all back together, and it worked. The gears must not have been seated properly the first time I tried.

Getting the car inspected now as I type.

Rob