Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: richlaw1 on September 11, 2012, 16:24:19

Title: Odometer not working
Post by: richlaw1 on September 11, 2012, 16:24:19

my spedometer works fine but for some reason the odometer doesnt work.  is there a seperate cable for the odometer?  everytime I do a google or parts search for a odometer cable it comes up with a spedometer cable only

Title: Re: Odometer not working
Post by: Larry & Norma on September 11, 2012, 18:16:47

Only one cable, your fault lies within the speedometer.

Title: Re: Odometer not working
Post by: Desertpagoda on September 11, 2012, 20:43:11

Common problem, happens to all the VDOs in whatever brand car. Has to do with a gear slipping on a shaft. Pull the guage and have it repaired. Locally if possible. The California guys are getting a little too big for their britches (read that $$$$$)

Title: Re: Odometer not working
Post by: Benz Dr. on September 12, 2012, 02:47:32

We fix them ourselves. Some people glue the gear to the shaft but I like to make the shaft fit into the gear better.

Title: Re: Odometer not working
Post by: taxesq on September 13, 2012, 16:01:50

Hate to hijack this convo, but it's the complete inverse for me - odometer works perfectly fine but the speedometer doesn't work.  Before I go through the hassle of removing and sending this out this winter, is it safe to assume that it's the gauge itself and not some sort of cable issue?

Thanks,
Dom