One possible solution

Experience this problem recently on an original speed cluster of a
1982.  Speedo worked but odometer did not.  I took off the speedometer
cable from the unit and then unscrewed the speedometer from the
case.  whole thing slips right out.  On the one side of the (left?) there
is a vertical shaft with a worm gear on it that is driven by the speedo
cable.  This turns a horizontal shaft which moves the odometer.  The small
gear on the horizontal shaft had slipped over time and worked down the
shaft until it no longer caught the worm gear.  Pushed it back so it was
centered and odometer and trip odometer both started working.  Put a touch
of super glue on shaft to resist it creeping again.

Hope your problem is a simple as this.

Rich

82 Westy

At 03:14 PM 10/22/00 -0400, you wrote:

Okey, I am just tryin to make sure I am not misssing something here.  I had
some instrument cluster problems, so I picked up a complete used one from the
Junk yard ($100 if anyone is interested).  Put it in and everything
electrical but the clock works (i expected the clock not to work frankly, my
old one didn't either).  But the odometer and trip counter aren't working.
the speedo does.  SOOOO, the odometer is just broken right?  it works off of
the same shaft as the speeo right?  Am I missing something?  Is the fix to
switch out my old speedo unit into the new (used) one?  thanks.  Charlie.