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Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:26 pm

Does anyone out there know how to repair trip speedos? While on my roadtrip, the odometer and trip counter have stopped working. The funny thing is that it will start to work randomly for about 5 miles then quit again. I have tried to repair them in the past and never quite figure out the problem.... Who does or knows who does repairs?

Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:43 pm

I know someone that fixed one once, :-S

Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:22 pm

How did this 'someone' do it? I have tried a couple different speedos and haven't been able to figure out what was wrong in the first place.

Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:25 pm

Pop your drivers side hub cab off and see if the end of the speedo is still held in place with a very small C clip. my clip was missing way back in the day and sometimes the speedo would work and other times not. I replaced that little c clip and it has worked ever since
Cheers

Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:35 pm

The speedo works fine... the odometer and trip meter don't.

Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:06 pm

Send it to Jim Adney, he fixed mine. Mine was doing the same thing yours is doing. I don't know what he did, but it works.

Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:09 pm

I fixed mine a while back (should have taken pics). Same problem-- speedo worked but trip odometer did not, and hence the regular odometer did not either. The trip odometer turns the main odometer, so if that does not work, neither does the other.

There is a metal pin/shaft with a gear on one end that goes through the trip odometer (the numbers revolve on it). The gear turns from the speedo cable. The other end of the pin is pressed into a thin gear that connects to the main shaft of the odometer.

The trip shaft on the main drive pin from the speedo is slotted so it does not go anywhere. On the thin gear to the main odometer, it is just pressed into place. What happened on mine was the shaft was spinning, but not spinning the thin gear.

I took it apart and beat up the end that goes to the thin gear. Had to hammer it back in (be careful!) to seat it. No problems in 3 years.

It is tricky going in there and again, I should have taken some pics as this is hard to explain, so sorry for the length of the post!

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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:19 pm

I will try that procedure and report back... Thanks Philman!

Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:09 am

Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:06 pm

tomnotch wrote: Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

:shock:

Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:00 am

You most likely are young and not a "greaser" or you might possibly have known where the quote came from. Sorry it shocked you.

Alex20 wrote: tomnotch wrote: Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

:shock:

Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:18 pm

Alex20 wrote: tomnotch wrote: Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

:shock:

Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:41 pm

This has turned into a great thread. :lol:

Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:48 pm

tomnotch wrote: Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

But where do you put that little dab. Tom??

Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:57 pm

inside the gear that spun on its shaft. :lol:

Russ Wolfe wrote: tomnotch wrote: Just a drop of well located JB Weld.....

"Just a little dab will do Ya,

Use more only if you Dare!..."

But where do you put that little dab. Tom??

Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:14 pm

JB Weld, what the hell are you talking about?

Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:30 pm

Refer back to the Key Words in the title and the 1st post of this thread..............................

"Trip Speedo Repair" kinda jumps out, doncha think?

:roll:

notchboy wrote: JB Weld, what the hell are you talking about?

:lol:

Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:08 pm

how much would someone charge to repair one of these, i don't need my trip speedo restored just repaired. same thing speed part works but not the mileage parts.

Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:39 pm

Okay, anyone have an idea what an NOS or even a nice condition T3 trip speedo is worth nowadays? Thanks...

Bill

Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:58 pm

My gear that connects the cable drive gear system to the gear that turns the odometer was not engaging properly it would slip out. I made it stay by crimping a cable crimp on the opposite side and I flipped the gear around that connects to the odometer numbers. If I remember correct, the odometer gearing drives the trip meter gearing. (I wish I took pictures). It has worked ever since, took some modification but I would not have done it if I could afford to send it out. Its been fine for about 8 months and no change in turn rate i.e. 1 mile equals 1 mile on my gauge. . . . Or just send it out. Not sure what a new one would cost if you can find one that matches but you see used ones on here all the time.