1993 90s Instrument Panel
02-21-2005, 10:09 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
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> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
news:3jmSd.2915$uO.196585@news20.bellglobal.com...
> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
02-21-2005, 10:09 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
news:3jmSd.2915$uO.196585@news20.bellglobal.com...
> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
news:3jmSd.2915$uO.196585@news20.bellglobal.com...
> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
02-21-2005, 10:09 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
news:3jmSd.2915$uO.196585@news20.bellglobal.com...
> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
news:3jmSd.2915$uO.196585@news20.bellglobal.com...
> You shouldn't on the older cars.........
> Since the speedometer "went to zero" it suggests that it was "not zero"
> when
> the button was pushed. Sounds like Tracy busted the trip odometer.
> There's
> lots of stuff on Audifans about busting the trip while doing a rolling
> reset - it pushes a plastic gear up a metal shaft in the assembly and it
> fails to reingage with the motor that drives the odometer. I have never
> heard that the speedometer drops to zero, but it was a good clue to have.
> Now Tracy can either live without the odometer (so long as the speedo
> isn't
> totally toast) or get a replacement instrument cluster OR (my personal
> fave)
> take it apart and see how it works (and maybe even fix it!) - it might be
> a
> good thing to have a spare as backup, in case the fix doesn't work (search
> www.car-part.com) See:
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cluster-T89.htm
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote in message
> news:206cf$4219c473$513b66b4$23311@news.versatel.n l...
> ------8<------snip
>> > Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> > gears within the odometer.
>> >
>>
>> Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
>>
>> Ronald
>>
>>
I guess it is something that 'might' happen but normally doesn't.
Ronald
02-21-2005, 10:54 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:22:22 +0100, "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote:
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
02-21-2005, 10:54 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:22:22 +0100, "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote:
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
02-21-2005, 10:54 AM
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Re: 1993 90s Instrument Panel
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:22:22 +0100, "R@L" <reply@usenet.com> wrote:
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
>"Grizzly" <grizzlybear@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0vri11pan1ku6ug7jufe8tprdsj55dck68@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:22:38 -0800, "Tracy" <tracycorley@***.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I need some help. I push the button next to the trip odometer and then my
>>>speedometer dropped to zero and the main odometer along with the trip
>>>odometer will not work. Can someone tell me what the button is I pushed
>>>is
>>>called and How can I get the speed and odometer working again.
>>>thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>> Did you do this while the car was moving? Doing this may damage the
>> gears within the odometer.
>>
>
>Funny, everybody pushes the button while driving....
I did until I had a similar occurrence to the above.
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