I believe that there should be a spring that pulls the lever towards the meter
wheels. When pushed in one direction, the spring lets it move above the gear on
the wheel, and when it's pulled back, it engages the gear on the wheel and moves
it.
Jeff Nathanson wrote:
> Triumphants,
>
> The odometer on my '72 TR6 does not work. Not wanting to wait 4 weeks
> and spend $100 by sending it to Nisonger's, I opened it up to see
> what is (or is not) ticking. What I found was that the plastic lever
> that supposed to move the trip-meter is not engaging. However, when I
> rotate the speedometer so that the plastic lever is on top, things
> seem to work normally. By the way, I'm testing the speedo by hooking
> it up to my variable speed drill.
>
> Well, the question is should I bite the bullet and send it to them. Or
> does anyone have an inkling how this can be fixed. I already tried to
> push this level closer to the body, but to no avail.
>
> thanks,
> Jeff
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George Richardson
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