Odometer & trip meter gears broken

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Apr 7, 2010 | 12:33 AM

Half Breed

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Odometer & trip meter gears broken

Howdy everyone, been a while since I've been here. I'm Full time in school since last July and it has kept me extremely busy, and I've had to have a computer built. My ten year old computer was way to slow. OK, on to my question. I reset my trip meter one day and it and the odometer hasn't worked since, I'm pretty sure the gears striped. Speed-o works as does everything else. I have found some places on the INTERNET that will repair it (the cluster) for about $200.00 which includes shipping both ways. I also found a site that sells just the gears. Does anyone know exactly how difficult and what, other than pulling the instrument cluster changing the gears entails. I actually have access to a cluster from another 97 F-150 then only thing is my truck has 239,000 plus miles and the other speed-o has somewhere in the range of 294.000 miles showing on it. I really would like to keep my mileage. Any help would be appreciated.

Apr 7, 2010 | 07:59 PM

whitefordexplorer

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I didnt know the '97's had a mechanical odo/trip meter. i thought they were all digital....

Apr 7, 2010 | 09:05 PM

steve(ill)

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i have done a 95 mustang and a 98 , both had the small gear problme. Biggest job is getting the cluster out of the dash. after that, a few small screws and its laying on the table. you get a drive and driven gear... they pop into place in 10 minutes and your ready to reassemble... gears are common problem.

Apr 7, 2010 | 10:16 PM