hyperzone

I only noticed it the other night and haven't had a chance to look into it. Anyone ever had a trip odometer go bad? Mine is moving slowly as if its getting stuck or something. It rolls 1-5 miles for like every 15 I drive. Main odometer works good as far as I can tell. I'm sure someone has taken apart the cluster and seen the internals... Any clue why its all of a sudden crapping out?

BizZzatch350

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My odomoeter works but my trip never did, I hear its a broken plastic clip inside.

shbox

If it is like mine, the gear is cracked and wont' turn the shaft any more. Mine used to run up to 9/10, then couldn't grip enough to click over to the next mile. Eventually it just stopped. I fixed it once with some glue, but that eventually failed (I guess from the heat the dash takes in the summer sun). I wish I knew of a place to get a replacement gear.

LaVy

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my trip odometer doesn't work either.

djjab57

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lol same here , no worky

ss.slp.ls1

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Mine's digital.

Bad_tx_Z28

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niether of mine work. Trip or odemeter. I have been trying to find another on, but no luck.

shbox

Mine has digits.too. They just don't change.

mysticdemon

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yea my trip is broke as well. Sometimes it'll go for a little bit and then eventually stop and other times it wont even start counting.

ss.slp.ls1

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Higher resale value f.t.w.

mysticdemon

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well it already has 150k and i probably wont be selling it anytime soon. Especially after all the money i dump into it this summer haha

Raven97

Mine is digital but it has a short and if you hit a big bump or let the car sit for a while it resets to zero

hyperzone

wow... never had any idea that this was that common. At least its comforting to see that I'm not the only one. I'm still happy that its only the trip meter.

You see, I only drive my car a day or two each week so, I didn't notice how much driving I was actually doing. I was getting my gas milage using the trip meter and it kept getting worse.... went from 16-18mpg to 14, to 10, and finally to 8mpg when I finally realized it was the trip meter. I had been checking out all kinds of things like my tire pressure, brakes, valve lash, air filter, checked exhaust for leaks, and even used autotap for a couple of drives looking for any sensor issues and found nothing (and the car drives great - hehe)... I was starting to wonder if I had a fuel line leaking somewhere that was wasn't obvious.

Anyway, does that trip meter come out by itself or is it not removable? I'm sure if its removable I can find another one in a local junk yard.

shbox

The cracked gear on mine is on the odometer shaft. That particular gear drives the trip meter. Just grab the whole assy, but check the gear, first.

A secondary concern about getting into the dash is shattering of the top dash cover when you take it off. It is an expensive piece, now.

Bad_tx_Z28

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^^ yeah.. that happened to me. Talk about being pissed off.

LaVy

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x3 never again

hyperzone

mine is pretty much destroyed already. hehe... Surprised somebody hasn't made some sort of replacement for those out of something better like metal, fiberglass, rubber, or something...

So, that gear your referring to is independently removable/replacable? Or will I have to swap the regular odometer along with the trip meter?

1996firebirdformula

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Both of mine work good.

shbox

The gear just slides off the shaft. Just pay attention to how it is assembled and all will be ok.

sweetbmxrider

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haha mine does the exact same thing. i wish i saw this before i threw it all back together with the 6le overlay and leds. damn.