tanker
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- 1996 XLT
On a run up to the north bay ( I'm in the SF - east bay area) I noticed my odometer and trip meter were not registering any change in
my 1996 Explorer. This just happened during my last tankful of gas. I always reset the trip meter and I noticed the trip mileage was
a bit low the last time but just chalked it up to spirited driving. I reset the trip meter after filling up and drove the 1/4 mile home and
didn't pay attention to it until today. To give you an idea how little I drive this truck I've owned it since new and have less than 57k miles on
it( plus the ~200 miles since the odometer stopped working. The speedometer seems to be working normally. No other gauges appear
wrong.
I've read the threads or most of them about the the worm gear failure that is usually the cause of this problem but could it be anything else?
I must confess I OD'ed on car work years ago and avoid it like the plague. I know that sounds odd but after rebuilding an engine, transmission,
doing head jobs, clutches and all manner of car stuff on several other cars I just had it and prefer if possible to call in reinforcements whenever
possible! I really don't like the prospect of taking my dash apart to fix this although I'm willing to give it a go since the dealer ( original dealer
I bought it from) won't touch the instrument panel- too old.
Basically my questions boil down to this: If I do this what parts should I arm myself with before hand? a new worm gear or gears? What else should I
consider replacing while I'm 'in there'? Are there any cool mods or LED light changes I could install while having the instrument panel out? Any other parts
in there prone to failure I could replace while it's out? So far this odometer issue is the only instrument type issue I've ever had. I really love my old girl
and don't want to drive her around much without this working... and lastly I don't want to run afoul of any laws having to do with mileage and instruments!
Lastly I'm assuming disconnecting the battery negative side should be good to eliminate issues with the airbags?
Sorry for the rambling nature of this post. Any constructive suggestions would be appreciated..
Jerry
my 1996 Explorer. This just happened during my last tankful of gas. I always reset the trip meter and I noticed the trip mileage was
a bit low the last time but just chalked it up to spirited driving. I reset the trip meter after filling up and drove the 1/4 mile home and
didn't pay attention to it until today. To give you an idea how little I drive this truck I've owned it since new and have less than 57k miles on
it( plus the ~200 miles since the odometer stopped working. The speedometer seems to be working normally. No other gauges appear
wrong.
I've read the threads or most of them about the the worm gear failure that is usually the cause of this problem but could it be anything else?
I must confess I OD'ed on car work years ago and avoid it like the plague. I know that sounds odd but after rebuilding an engine, transmission,
doing head jobs, clutches and all manner of car stuff on several other cars I just had it and prefer if possible to call in reinforcements whenever
possible! I really don't like the prospect of taking my dash apart to fix this although I'm willing to give it a go since the dealer ( original dealer
I bought it from) won't touch the instrument panel- too old.
Basically my questions boil down to this: If I do this what parts should I arm myself with before hand? a new worm gear or gears? What else should I
consider replacing while I'm 'in there'? Are there any cool mods or LED light changes I could install while having the instrument panel out? Any other parts
in there prone to failure I could replace while it's out? So far this odometer issue is the only instrument type issue I've ever had. I really love my old girl
and don't want to drive her around much without this working... and lastly I don't want to run afoul of any laws having to do with mileage and instruments!
Lastly I'm assuming disconnecting the battery negative side should be good to eliminate issues with the airbags?
Sorry for the rambling nature of this post. Any constructive suggestions would be appreciated..
Jerry