Speedo strip - odometer not working

[Jxmiddle]

The odometer on my SX hasn't worked since I got it and I want to have a go at fixing it before the weather gets improves and I have better things to do in the evening....

Any advice? Any common issues that anyone has found that stop odometers working?

Cheers

John

[Daggs]

Oh Yes! particularly with Indian remades. With the mechanism out of the casing, you will see a vertical drive that turns the tenths wheel. It's usually this failing to mesh at one end or even both ends. A bit of bending sometimes cures it!

[Jxmiddle]

Thanks Daggs, let's hope its that easy. I have visions of loads of little cogs running in different directions cos I was all thumbs!

Cheers

John

[Jxmiddle]

So I stripped it down, the vertical drive seemed a bit loose but it looked to me like the horizontal one behind it that disappears off into the internals was the problem. So I had it apart and cleaned it all up. Reassembly was tricky as there seemed to be a lot of play between the drives but I think I've done it. Biggest problem was lining up the numbers, end one of the left is still out of sync. Any suggestions on that?

Now all I need to do is try it on the road and see if it works.

[Jxmiddle]

Bo***cks, doesn't work. The 1/10 mile counter is moving and the mile counter moved a little way yhn stopped. And now all the numbers are out of alignment. Start again........