Odometer repair?

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Odometer repair?

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My odometer stopped working quite a while ago ... so lockdown seemed a good time to have a look at it .

Anyway, I was assuming it would be something obvious like a plastic gear stripped ... but as it is all the gears and worms are fine .

What I have noticed is the silver steel gear on the end of the odometer barrels spins freely on its shaft ... so this appears to be where it’s failed. I can rotate it and it clicks the numbers over but is turns independent of its drive shaft.

Before I rip it all apart and cause damage ... anyone know how this part locks to its shaft ?

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I’ll be honest ... at this stage thinking of sending it to a professional to get repaired like reep
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It’s a friction fit on the shaft. If you get the gear off you can rough up the shaft with some pliers and add a drop of Loctite. Worked for me!
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Thanks :)

All my drive gears are brass / alloy ... wonder if they’ve previously been changed from the plastic
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This was from my ’74 Carrera - brass and cast alloy gears, too.
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Roughed up my shaft ... and it’s now working 8). Nice easy fix
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:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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hot66 wrote:Roughed up my shaft ...
I did the same last night - lovely
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Bootsy wrote:
hot66 wrote:Roughed up my shaft ...
I did the same last night - lovely
Nice one!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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dean1057 wrote:
Bootsy wrote:
hot66 wrote:Roughed up my shaft ...
I did the same last night - lovely
Nice one!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
It wasn't that nice, from what I recall... :lol:
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