craufurd

Hi everyone,

Firstly I have done a ton of research online.

The odometer (and trip) in my '88 300SEL has stopped working, however the speedo works fine. Does the odometer function as a slave to the speedometer i.e. the single electronic speedo input runs both mechanisms and is there just one gearbox sender unit for the gauges?

I can't pinpoint the moment it stopped working but I think it was when I was driving down the motoway and my transmission leaked a burst of fluid onto the exhaust (I only noticed when I looked in my rearview mirror to see clouds of smoke. I pulled over to find transmission fluid over the bottom of the car. Anyway the transmission has all but stopped the fluid leak and seems to have a normal fluid level. What do you think would cause an this to occur and could it have affected the odometer with out affecting the speedo?

Regards,

jhutton

I have a similar post with the same problem on my 300SD any help would be apreciated. if not i an going to take her to the mechanic
thanks

jhutton

check out the following link, i am hoping it will help me, very detailed instructions
thanks

http://dieselgiant.com/repairyourodometer.htm

jhodg5kc

FYI, that's a mechanical speedo on DG's site..different from what is being discussed here.

However, there is a small set of gears which often strip with age in the later clusters. I believe they are available for order from some of the cluster repair shops.

I used to have the link but @ the moment can't find it :-/

You can always send them out for repair as well.

Jonathan

jhutton

well mine was dffirent from the picture but gave the general directions of how to remove the cluster. yes i have found two gears broke in mine. who would you recomend sending it to?
i am new to the benz, this is my first one so please be patient with my ignorance. I have owned only Alfa Romeo's ans SAAB's before the MB

craufurd

Was a broken gear... always the gears huh. Plenty of teeth missing on this one.

Cheers guys.