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| Last930 |
 Oct 14 2014, 08:20 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 15-September 14 From: Illinois Member No.: 17,905 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
The spedometer works on the '73 914 I am acquiring, but the odometer does not; neither does the trip meter. I assume this means something has broken inside the speedo? Any suggestions as to the best place to send it for repair?
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| Dave_Darling |
Oct 14 2014, 08:28 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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North Hollywood Speedometer (http://www.nhspeedometer.com) or Palo Alto Speedometer (http://www.paspeedo.com) .
Or DIY; there are articles here and on the Pelican Tech Articles section about how to repair the odometer. --DD |
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| Porsche930dude |
Oct 14 2014, 04:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 25-November 11 From: Vestal NY Member No.: 13,819 Region Association: None |
Yes its not too difficult. there is a gear that comes loose on its shaft
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/M...auge_repair.htm |
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| partwerks |
Nov 29 2014, 01:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
I had mine worked on by this guy. Very reasonable. Even a month after the promotion, he still gave my the price break........
Cory Shepherd C&S Fabrications & Restoration 11951 Coolbrook Ln Manassas, Va 20112 call/text 703.402.4008 Specialtygauge@gmail.com |
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| mikedsilva |
Mar 8 2015, 02:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 23-February 15 From: Australia Member No.: 18,462 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Sorry to revive an old thread, but I figure it's better than starting a new one...
I've just acquired a 1970 914. Same problem as original poster.. speedo works (if you call bouncing around all over the place working!) but odo and trip meter do not.. I'm about to order some parts from Pelican but need to know if I need to buy the plastic odo gear too? If so which one.. there seem to be a few to order... http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/SuperC...E_pg2.htm#item6 |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 8 2015, 03:47 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Usually there's no new gear needed. The typical failure mode is that a pot-metal gear inside the odo mechanism starts to spin on its shaft, rather than turning with the shaft. Simply peen the area around the hole in the gear to distort it, and put the shaft back through the hole. Or use some epoxy, perhaps?
--DD |
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| Ansbacher |
Mar 8 2015, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
Had the same problem last week. Fixed it myself as per the methods above. It is just a matter of reattaching that gear mentioned to the shaft. Hardest part was making sure all the numbers lined up when reassembling. Took a couple of tries but I got it. Do not give away your money having someone else do this simple job. No need to.
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| Porsche930dude |
Mar 8 2015, 06:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 25-November 11 From: Vestal NY Member No.: 13,819 Region Association: None |
also if youre spedo is bouncy that is the cable binding. you can try to lube it from the top or pull the inner cable out and clean off the rust . I think there may be clip and one end that needs to be removed to get it out.
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