Re: Odometer 1987 325ic

[JHahn22@xxxxxxx]

Leo,
This is a common failure on e-30's and e-28's.  There are a couple little 
nylon gears that strip or crack in the speedo/odo assembly.  You have to pull out 
the guage cluster (fairly easy if you are gentle about it, consult bentley 
manual first), then disasemble the guage cluster (just a few screws holding the 
back of it on) and remove the speedo assembly.  You can even take apart the 
speedo yourself and see which gears are at fault, but finding replacements is 
tough.  I eventually gave up on finding replacements and took the speedo 
assembly to a speedometer/odometer repair place.  Cost me about 100 bucks.  (highway 
robbery, I thought, but they have a corner on the market).  You may have to 
mail off the speedo if there isn't a place nearby.
The place I took mine to is in Austin,
<A HREF="www.speedometer.com">www.speedometer.com</A>
Let me know if you need more description on how to get out the guage cluster.
Good luck,
Jake
College Station, TX

In a message dated 6/10/03 10:05:56 PM Central Daylight Time, leo nicholson:

> From: "leo nicholson" <leonicholson@domain.elided>
> Subject: Odometer 1987 325ic
> 
> Although my speedometer works perfectly, my odometer has stopped.  Any 
> suggestions?
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