trip odometer clicking/not advancing
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93 300CE Cabriolet, 13 E350 Sport Wagon
trip odometer clicking/not advancing
Hi all,
The trip odometer cylinders are not upticking. In fact, there is a noticeable tick noise that the drive is turning every mile but fails to advance the count up. Easy fix or dealer nightmare?
Thanks,
Bob
The trip odometer cylinders are not upticking. In fact, there is a noticeable tick noise that the drive is turning every mile but fails to advance the count up. Easy fix or dealer nightmare?
Thanks,
Bob
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1990 300ce 24v I6
Hey Bob, happened to my 300ce a while back. I sometimes got it to cooperate by smacking the gauge cluster very firmly. However, the percussion technology approach is only ever a stop-gap measure.
I had my dad pull the cluster on my 300ce and send it to here: http://www.speedometer.com/
Rick did a great job fixing the cluster, and it appears that it will stay that way for a while.
Basically, either the teeth have worn or more likely, the gear has begun to slip/spin on the shaft/spindle and thus can not drive the odometer anymore.
I had my dad pull the cluster on my 300ce and send it to here: http://www.speedometer.com/
Rick did a great job fixing the cluster, and it appears that it will stay that way for a while.
Basically, either the teeth have worn or more likely, the gear has begun to slip/spin on the shaft/spindle and thus can not drive the odometer anymore.
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88 W124 300CE
Hey Saijin - couldn't you have fitted it with a new set of dentures ??
Then you could just "Slip them in and Slip them out"
Sorry, particularly self indulgent of me today !!!
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93 300CE Cabriolet, 13 E350 Sport Wagon
I was told this click noise every mile is annoying, so by the time I get home its probably gonna be worn quiet. Not a big deal, I'll fiddle with it for a few hours and see what I can do. Or tape it down in the reset position to release the gear.
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88 W124 300CE
1) plasma gauge illumination (I know not standard but the std. gauge illumination sucks)
2) white face gauges (very sports like (general came in AMG and Brabus etc - have a look at attached one's I am putting into my coupe)
3) upgrade all the current gauge lights to inexpensive LED's which give's much better illumination at night and still responds to tyhe dimmer switch.
Just a suggestion.
Ray
