How to Repair your broken Odometer

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Take your cluster out just as you would to install gauges, but take one extra screw out from the top AFTER you get the plastic cover off. [url]http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/whtf1.htm[/url]

2) the cluster is in 3 different pieces, pull up on the temperature and oil part and set it aside.

3) next pull out the middle part with the speedometer.

4) flip it over and note the clear blue plastic housing which holds the motor, worm drive gear, main drive gear and all other pieces of hardware.

5) remove this housing and remove worm drive gear by prying up on plastic tabs on both sides (use jewelers screw drivers) and rotate clock wise.

6) flip the odometer over so your actual mileage is facing you and push the main drive gear out towards the bottom.

The main drive gear shredded itself against the worm drive gear, leaving a tooth stuck in it. Remove all the teeth stuck in the worm gear and laying around in the housing.Replace the main drive gear. The worm drive gear seems to be in decent condition here but can also be replaced.

Replacement gears can be purchased from: http://www.odometergears.com/subpages/ford.html

Pictures which need to be integrated into the article http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2558.jpg

Removed Odometer & Tripometer Housing http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2559.jpg

Worm Drive Gear & Motor Assembly http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2560.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2561.jpg

Shredded Main Drive Gear http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2563.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2564.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v362/xenner/DSCF2566.jpg

--Xenocide 23:07, October 21, 2007 (CDT)