96 Explorer odometer fix

[dustybumpers]

Hello.
I have a problem with the odometer / trip not working. Through research on this site, I replaced the worm gear on the electric motor behind the speedometer. The gear was broken.

I cleaned out the broken pieces, installed the new gear, and put everything back together. I still have no odometer/trip meter.
What else could be wrong? The speedometer is working fine.

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[Explodr94]

My guess would be that the motor could be bad. Did you unplug the motor when you were replacing the gear?

 

[dustybumpers]

No, I pulled the motor, and carefully replaced the gear, leaving the wiring harness plugged in.
Once I had the gear down on the shaft, I just twisted the motor back in.

If I pull it back out, is there a way to test it?

 

[Explodr94]

I don't know the specs. The plug looks simple enough to test for resistance. Maybe someone on the board has a wiring diagram with the voltage for that motor. Throw some volts at the motor with it off the gauge cluster and see if it works.