trip meter repair

[CassMori]

does anyone know if there is a way to repair the reset function for the trip meter? The meter itself works fine, it's just become a real pain in the a$$ to reset it lately, like there are some teeth broken off the wheels or something. Sometimes it will catch and reset on first try, most times not. I don't really want to replace the entire speedometer/odometer, but if this can't be repaired, can just the trip meter be replaced? I haven't had a chance to take it out of the dash yet, and I can't remember if it is seperate from the odometer or not.

 

[loki2043]

tear into dat bitch and see what ya find

 

[CassMori]

That's probably what I'll end up doing sometime this coming week, but it's always handy to know as much as I can about what I'll be getting into

 

[KeithH]

I fixed KevinM's trip meter. We had an extra one lying around (can't just swap a new one in there since it is tied in with the ODO). Carefully took the thing apart guessing the whole time. Found a broken piece of plastic in there and replaced it with a piece from the extra one. Pull that bastard out and take a close look at it. I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out.

Note: This was a couple years ago now so I don't remember exactly what I did to fix Kevin's. But I did figure it out just by looking closely at the thing.

I'd suggest tearing into the spare first to get a feel for how things come apart.

 

[Wayne G.]

does anyone know if there is a way to repair the reset function for the trip meter? The meter itself works fine, it's just become a real pain in the a$$ to reset it lately, like there are some teeth broken off the wheels or something. Sometimes it will catch and reset on first try, most times not. I don't really want to replace the entire speedometer/odometer, but if this can't be repaired, can just the trip meter be replaced? I haven't had a chance to take it out of the dash yet, and I can't remember if it is seperate from the odometer or not.

Mine does the same thing, let me know what you find. I will attempt a fix
when I replace the old cracked dash----

 

[RedDogOIF]

Yeah, mine is a no go too, so any info you get would be good.

 

[CassMori]

oddly enough, it's worked perfect the last two resets. But, as soon as I can get a spare, I'll dig into it and find out what's going on.

 

[GotToyota?]

Mine won't reset or add mileage up, so I'll try to get mine fixed as well.

-Matt

 

[RedDogOIF]

Sounds like some more fun to do on Sat.