Re: [MBZ] Instrument cluster - 86 300SDL

2005-11-21 Thread Luther Gulseth
www.odometergears.com I'm a happy customer. Pull the cluster out, and remove the 4 screws hodling the spedo in, then 2 screws that remove the gear cover. Replace ALL 4 gears, don't replace them 1 at a time, they're cheaper as a set and replacing 1 will ruin the others slowly. I know personally.

Re: [MBZ] Instrument cluster - 86 300SDL

2005-11-21 Thread Vernon Ritchey
Brian Smyla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: [MBZ] Instrument cluster - 86 300SDL Well, the odometer in the 300SDL has quit. I had a 560SEL that did the same thing. Both stopped right around 200K miles. Is this a comm

Re: [MBZ] Instrument cluster - 86 300SDL

2005-11-20 Thread Hans Neureiter
There is a write-up somewhere in the archives. Commonly the failure is due to one of the 2 hard rubber drive gears crumbling. They are a double gears, small gear should be 12 teeth, large gear is 60. When replaced, all is well again. Just make sure to remove all the tiny particles. VDO was taken ov

[MBZ] Instrument cluster - 86 300SDL

2005-11-20 Thread Brian Smyla
Well, the odometer in the 300SDL has quit. I had a 560SEL that did the same thing. Both stopped right around 200K miles. Is this a common problem, and any info on what to look for and how to repair it? If not, I guess I'm in the market for a new instrument cluster. There's one on ebay for a 30