Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
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Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
I've searched and have found a lot of information on the mechanical speedo but I have the electronic VSS one. Not the digital dash. My odometer and Trip meter stopped working but the speedometer works fine. Any solutions for this one?
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From: Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: T5WC
Axle/Gears: 3:27
Re: Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
Think I found the problem. There appears to be an electric motor that drives the gear set that turns the odometer. Looks like one of the gears has broken teeth.
Re: Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
This may or not be what you need, I post it to give you a glimmer of hope that there may well be replacements for those gears if ya get lucky in your search.....
https://www.shapeways.com/product/KA...googleshopping
https://www.shapeways.com/product/KA...googleshopping
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Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: T5WC
Axle/Gears: 3:27
Re: Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
This may or not be what you need, I post it to give you a glimmer of hope that there may well be replacements for those gears if ya get lucky in your search.....
https://www.shapeways.com/product/KA...googleshopping
https://www.shapeways.com/product/KA...googleshopping
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From: Franklin, KY near Beech Bend Raceway, Corvette Plant and Museum.
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Engine: 5.0L L03 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.73
Re: Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
I was aiming to reply earlier. I got busy and caught up with things today and sweating ***** outside fried my brain and I forgot to get back to your thread. My friend and I have run into this same problem before with our Firebirds. There is a company that makes a kit to fix this with instructions. The gears in this kit are real injection molded gears not 3D printed. Works like a charm to fix the issue a little bit delicate to do.
EDIT: Here it is.
Odometer Gears - Firebird Odometer Gear Kit
Also there are a ton on threads on here about this problem on Firebirds with detailed pictures and instructions.
Firebird Odometer - Broken, but is there a fix?
OMG I just noticed you are in Canada. I guess your Firebird has Metric gauges. If so the Kilometer version of this gear kit isn't ready yet.
Available Soon
Estimated Date: 07/31/2024
EDIT: Here it is.
Odometer Gears - Firebird Odometer Gear Kit
Also there are a ton on threads on here about this problem on Firebirds with detailed pictures and instructions.
Firebird Odometer - Broken, but is there a fix?
OMG I just noticed you are in Canada. I guess your Firebird has Metric gauges. If so the Kilometer version of this gear kit isn't ready yet.
Available Soon
Estimated Date: 07/31/2024
Last edited by Airwolfe; Jun 25, 2024 at 11:14 PM.
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Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: T5WC
Axle/Gears: 3:27
Re: Electric speedo odometer/trip meter not working
I was aiming to reply earlier. I got busy and caught up with things today and sweating ***** outside fried my brain and I forgot to get back to your thread. My friend and I have run into this same problem before with our Firebirds. There is a company that makes a kit to fix this with instructions. The gears in this kit are real injection molded gears not 3D printed. Works like a charm to fix the issue a little bit delicate to do.
EDIT: Here it is.
Odometer Gears - Firebird Odometer Gear Kit
Also there are a ton on threads on here about this problem on Firebirds with detailed pictures and instructions.
Firebird Odometer - Broken, but is there a fix?
OMG I just noticed you are in Canada. I guess your Firebird has Metric gauges. If so the Kilometer version of this gear kit isn't ready yet.
Available Soon
Estimated Date: 07/31/2024
EDIT: Here it is.
Odometer Gears - Firebird Odometer Gear Kit
Also there are a ton on threads on here about this problem on Firebirds with detailed pictures and instructions.
Firebird Odometer - Broken, but is there a fix?
OMG I just noticed you are in Canada. I guess your Firebird has Metric gauges. If so the Kilometer version of this gear kit isn't ready yet.
Available Soon
Estimated Date: 07/31/2024
Thread Starter
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 1,217
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From: Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: T5WC
Axle/Gears: 3:27
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