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Old 12-13-2005, 05:36 PM
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Does anyone know of a good place to get an odometer fixed? Speedo works fine, but odo is dead. It is electric. I was going to pull it out and look at the solder joints.

I called some places and the best price I found is $125 plus shipping
Old 12-15-2005, 12:42 AM
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The speedometer is electrically driven, but is still mechanical. The odometer is strictly mechanical, driven by the speedometer movement, just like they've been for 60 years. Since you have to remove it to ship it off anyway, you may as well carefully open and disassemble it, find the problem(s), and repair it.
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I'm unsure if the following will help or not, but it's worth a peek:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=249244

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Old 12-15-2005, 10:56 AM
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Get it open and find the little pulse counter mechanism yet?

You can get a completely different one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-89-Camaro-S...QQcmdZViewItem
Old 12-15-2005, 09:26 PM
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Try this place they made the speedo.

http://www.specmo.com/
Old 12-15-2005, 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by Vader
The speedometer is electrically driven, but is still mechanical. The odometer is strictly mechanical, driven by the speedometer movement, just like they've been for 60 years. Since you have to remove it to ship it off anyway, you may as well carefully open and disassemble it, find the problem(s), and repair it.
Odometer is electric also. Two separate motors. It may be after Christmas before I can take it back apart.

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Old 12-15-2005, 11:13 PM
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Try this place they made the speedo.

http://www.specmo.com/
Was told they only work with dealerships.
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Originally posted by Vader
Get it open and find the little pulse counter mechanism yet?

You can get a completely different one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-89-Camaro-S...QQcmdZViewItem
I dont want to give up my 140 mph
Old 12-16-2005, 08:08 AM
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They fixed mine. And I don't work for a dealership.
Old 12-19-2005, 09:12 PM
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contacted them again and they emailed me saying that my speedo was mechanical,cable driven. I don't think my eyes and mind are that far gone. I have had it apart and in my hands. It is electric.

If I could get a diagram of the circuit board I would fix it myself.
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Re: odometer repair

have you figured out the problem with the odometer? i have an 89 firebird with the same problem.
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