DIY - Odometer Rebuild

[KeithV]

Thanks for the write up. I was able to easily identify the #1 and #2 gears as the problem. Will be ordering replacements tomorrow.

[Burning2nd]

lol welcome to the odometer exempt club.....

[johnwoo]

is that website still in business. i clicked on it but just get an error page.

[Burning2nd]

my gears where blown apart like the pic above i replaced the gears with the right vdo style e1-2-3 gears... but ive noticed that now my trip odometer reads a mile a little less the one rear mile..

did i do something wrong?

[elsabor67]

Thanks Wycoco. This DIY wound up easier than expected.

[atomic]

$85 for four plastic gears. That upsets me greatly. Oh well, guess I will have to save up.

Yeah I know how you feel but you really do not want to use used gears as they will do the same thing sooner than later. And you would be smart to go ahead and replace all the gears while you are at it as if you replace only broken ones and old one might break and damage a new gear or gears. It sucks they cost that much but it is what it is ....

[Staticpulse]

About the cheapest place around

$85 for four plastic gears. That upsets me greatly. Oh well, guess I will have to save up.

[atomic]

you can buy gears from http://odometergears.com

About the cheapest place around

[n2motorsports]

Ok well I found the part numbers easily enough. E1, E2 and E3 are what I need. Anyone have any idea where to get them cheap? Would prefer new replacements rather than going to junk yard. But for $25-35 a piece, eff that.

someone mentioned the hobby shop, why not try there first?

[Staticpulse]

Ok well I found the part numbers easily enough. E1, E2 and E3 are what I need. Anyone have any idea where to get them cheap? Would prefer new replacements rather than going to junk yard. But for $25-35 a piece, eff that.

[Staticpulse]

Hey guys just read this DIY. After reading I decided to go grab my replacement cluster and check out my odometer. Sure enough, when I pulled it out and took off the clear plastic cover, covering the gears I found this, obviously taken out.



So the placement of the orange gear's location is represented by the orange ring, the black gear's location is represented by the white ring. The yellow ring is the little brown gear, obviously chewed up and spit out by time.



Does anyone know the part numbers for these and or the names so I can figure out how to get some replacements.

I'm a noob, that's why I ask. =)

[Jscotty]

Rather than buying the gear for $25 and waiting a few days for it to arrive, I decided to go to a hobby shop and buy a bag of assorted plastic gears for $10. I had to drill out the center of the 12-tooth gear in order to get it to fit on the shaft but it did the job!

[dj2xrated]

haha nice thread.!!! veeeerrry usefull.. now ima go make use of my knowlegde.

[BimmerBall]

yeah...and that's in reverse ;)

[fporro]

But it was kind of cool watching 1000 miles go by every 20 sec.

Wow, 180,000 MPH, now that's a fast e30 ;)