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#85199 11/15/2003 5:40 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33 | I'm in the process of refacing the gauges on my 49 3600. I very carefully removed the odometer from the main assembly and followed the instructions on the refacing kit by removing the numbers. I noted where zero was on the black dial and how the white numbers aligned with the small aluminum clip. I also noted what the mileage was and what numbers were aligned with the aluminum clip before removing the numbers. When I spin the black dial I would think that when I reached the point near the zero (9), that it would spin the next dial to the left. It doesn't!! Now I'm not sure where I am and what I should do. I know I'm an idiot! Help.
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#85200 11/17/2003 10:20 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 | If I remember accurately, the numbers will only advance when the drive gear to the odometer is turning. I dont think they will advance if you turn the numbers themselves. set the odometer to your mileage by turning each number wheel, reinstall it in the speedo, and try turning the input to the speedo where the cable goes in. this should help, write back if I am way off, or if it works. 
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#85201 11/17/2003 7:04 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 | I don't know if your '49 odometer is the same but odometers from 55-57 chevy cars have little tabs for each odometer wheel that must be held in place. These tabs are held in line via the edge of a strip of sheet metal. If these tabs are allowed to rotate, then the odometer wheels will never advance. | | |
#85202 11/17/2003 9:42 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33 | Thanks for the help. I found that I could locate the 9 position by turning the wheel and noting when the wheel to its left turned. I then numbered each wheel using masking tape, using the replacement numbers as a guide to size and spacing and putting 9 in the correct spot when putting the tape on. Once all the wheels were numbered properly I would rotate individual wheels until I had the correct position to get me back to the correct mileage ( I wanted to have the odometer at the trucks correct mileage not zero). Using masking tape I locked the wheels in position. Then I replaced the masking tape numbers with the real thing. It seems to have worked. Again thanks for the help.
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