I just repaired my odometer. I hope your repair is as simple as mine was.

You can take the speedometer off by loosening the 4 screws on the instrument
cluster BUT DO NOT take the right bottom screw out. It is difficult to get
in and out and you can loosen it and maneuver the cluster out and in again
then tighten when the time comes.

Take the speedometer off carefully with a small screwdriver or Phillips bit.
Thanks to Mark Drillock who told me to use a dull butter knife to carefully
pry off the blue strip of printed circuitry. It will button back easily.

At the 30 MPH position behind the dial you will see a screw type gear and a
plastic cog wheel. You need to find a way to push that cog wheel back on its
spindle rod toward the screw gear by holding the other end of the rod steady
somehow. This will allow the gears to mesh better. The other end of the
spindle rod does NOT have a bushing as does the other speedo gear rod. If
your little plastic gear is broken or cracked you can buy a replacement for
about $8. Check your yellow pages for a speedo repair place. Or contact me
or the list for mail order sources.

I pushed my gear in only 1/32 of an inch and it solved my problem. Good luck
and let us know if you succeed with this repair.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE

> My Speedo seems to work but the odometer does not, any suggestions?
>
> And finally the gas gauge is stuck on empty even with a full tank,
> suggestions of work order before dropping the tank???
>
> Sean Garrett
> 1980 Westy project
> sean.garrett@asu.edu