'56 Odometer reset
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'56 Odometer reset
OK, what's the secret?
I have my speedo/odo out of the truck. The speedo is fixed (I think/hope), and I'm putting all back together.
I was thinking that I'd spin the wheels back to 00000 since the truck mileage is totally unknown anyway and the speedo cable wasn't even installed when I got it.
However, resetting the odometer so that everything is ZERO turns out to be harder than it sounds. All of the wheels are (by design) mechanically interlocked/geared in some way or another. I haven't been brave enough to take the whole drum assembly apart...yet. It's not even clear HOW to disassemble the thing either - I'm guessing that I'd have to remove the brass ring on the shaft, adjacent the drive spur gear....
What's the trick to getting it all back to zero, but with the little sheetmetal forks all in the correct locations so that it will sit on the "keying" bar underneath?
-Bruce
I have my speedo/odo out of the truck. The speedo is fixed (I think/hope), and I'm putting all back together.
I was thinking that I'd spin the wheels back to 00000 since the truck mileage is totally unknown anyway and the speedo cable wasn't even installed when I got it.
However, resetting the odometer so that everything is ZERO turns out to be harder than it sounds. All of the wheels are (by design) mechanically interlocked/geared in some way or another. I haven't been brave enough to take the whole drum assembly apart...yet. It's not even clear HOW to disassemble the thing either - I'm guessing that I'd have to remove the brass ring on the shaft, adjacent the drive spur gear....
What's the trick to getting it all back to zero, but with the little sheetmetal forks all in the correct locations so that it will sit on the "keying" bar underneath?
-Bruce
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In high school my Dad really wanted to watch the family (1964 Pymouth) go over 100,000 miles. Of course I thought I could take the car and get back under the turnover to 100,000 but got distracted by my girl friend and drove about 5 miles over. Dad wasn't home yet so I backed up around the neighborhood until I got it under by a mile. He never knew but the neighbors thought I was crazy... Maybe you could just hook it up to a drill or electric motor and run it backwards until it gets back to zero
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It's been a while...found the video I used. The Mustang one is the same as ours.
Here is a thread on it. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ter-reset.html
Here is a thread on it. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ter-reset.html
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In high school my Dad really wanted to watch the family (1964 Pymouth) go over 100,000 miles. Of course I thought I could take the car and get back under the turnover to 100,000 but got distracted by my girl friend and drove about 5 miles over. Dad wasn't home yet so I backed up around the neighborhood until I got it under by a mile. He never knew but the neighbors thought I was crazy... Maybe you could just hook it up to a drill or electric motor and run it backwards until it gets back to zero
I have used a drill with a Q-tip in it and ran the drill backwards to test the speedo. The Q-tip fits into the hole where the cable goes. But it would take forever to get it back to all zeros. And I don't think the numbers go backwards. on these odometers.
#7
It's been a while...found the video I used. The Mustang one is the same as ours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87kZQkKGSw8
Here is a thread on it. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ter-reset.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87kZQkKGSw8
Here is a thread on it. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ter-reset.html
I suppose that its possible that a PO put new digit stickers on this (I believe that they are available someplace...not sure where). Or, more likely, I just didn't do it quite right...
I'm wondering if it will work itself back into alignment...but based on what I can feel, it doesn't seem like it will.
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Thanks! That technique sorta worked. For some (unknown) reason this is the best alignment I've been able to achieve - a couple digits seem 1/2 digit out of alignment. I'm not sure why.
I suppose that its possible that a PO put new digit stickers on this (I believe that they are available someplace...not sure where). Or, more likely, I just didn't do it quite right...
I'm wondering if it will work itself back into alignment...but based on what I can feel, it doesn't seem like it will.
I suppose that its possible that a PO put new digit stickers on this (I believe that they are available someplace...not sure where). Or, more likely, I just didn't do it quite right...
I'm wondering if it will work itself back into alignment...but based on what I can feel, it doesn't seem like it will.
#9
That is hilarious! Did you and your girlfriend drive that 5 miles to Lover's Lane?
I have used a drill with a Q-tip in it and ran the drill backwards to test the speedo. The Q-tip fits into the hole where the cable goes. But it would take forever to get it back to all zeros. And I don't think the numbers go backwards. on these odometers.
I have used a drill with a Q-tip in it and ran the drill backwards to test the speedo. The Q-tip fits into the hole where the cable goes. But it would take forever to get it back to all zeros. And I don't think the numbers go backwards. on these odometers.
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