I am swapping a minty Parisienne dashboard into my stratochief, I have to swap the speedometer assembly over. I am assuming it is pretty straightforward. But while I am there my odometer isnt working. I saw a thread a while ago about fixing that. If anybody could send me the link I couldnt seem to find it. Much appreciated. Thanks
Since you have the entire bezel and speedo assembly out, I'd just consider replacing the Odometer/Speedometer assembly with another proven as working. Someone might have one here, and they do come up on line quite often. The issue is probably in the needle head, and it's likely failing to drive the output worm gear. Or moving up the line, an issue with the other gear interface, or a seized odo. drum. The speedo works right?
I don't think the needle head is serviceable, as far as taking it apart, but I could be wrong.
Provided it's not stuck or stripped, you can use your original odometer drum (with it's original mileage), by removing it from the old head and placing it in the new. One little clip is all that holds it in place. The metal tabs between the odo. segments slot into a groove in the die casting.
All in all, if the minty one is good, there is no reason to open anything up, just bolt it into the bezel. It's all integrated into the entire unit anyways.
Hi,
Forgot to mention the new dashboard did not have a speedo in it , an old purchase from Tinmans last sale day,
I am using my old one, I havent cracked it open yet. I have a third dash , quite crusty one with yet another speedo in it and I will have a look at that one. I have an old speedo cable I can hook up to it and I was thinking a drill attached to the inner speedo wire and I can then test odometer that way. Hmmmm, sounds plausible.
Yes, my original speedometer did work just the odometer didnt. Although it didnt hold a steady speed at 60 mph, it was quite wavery. I am installing a new speedo cable.
Thanks for the photos, its not easy to find details specific to the years.
I dont know these years but I figure the guts of these odometers are very similar/identical for many years. My 59 el Camino parts were the same as the 63 vette, except for the addition of a trip odometer on the vette. All the numbers, gears, and the mounts were interchangeable. Unless your gears are worn, a good cleanup and the odometer should work fine. The needle mechanism I never tried to figure out.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
When I tore everything apart I found the worm gear had snapped in half. Probably too much resistance from age. I managed to find one locally in Langley. A brand new one for a 1965 impala. You are correct everything is identical inside. It was an exact fit. It is at 00000. Which is OK with my new rebuilt motor Im installing there is an adjustment inside to reset the zero mph as they are different between the impala and Pontiac models due to a different style speedo face. In all my endless Internet surfing looking for odd stuff I did find a new reproduction worm gear made out of metal for Corvettes. $30 US which probably equates to 60 bucks Canadian.
I may purchase this so I can have my original speedo together. Im not a purist but I do like original.
Thanks for the info,
The dashboard is back together along with a 1965 working a.m. radio. Im ordering a new glove box since mine was quite beat up from a leaky windshield channel. I rebuilt the steering column interesting they dont have a lower bearing set for these anymore . its actually a solid brass Replacement. My original 230 is being rebuilt. It will be 30 over which I think makes it about a 235 or 236. All the lifters had mushroomed out I do believe they were original.The crank was in excellent shape so Im only going to have it polished.My Rebuild Guy told me my cam looked like a broomstick, when I went to look at it some of the lobes were almost perfectly round. I am totally excited in a family of girls they have no idea how exciting it is for me. If they did it may change what I got for my Christmas present doubtful haha. They better just stick with the socks. My standard tranny is having a re And re-at Berts transmission, new bearings and seals. It is non-Synkro. So occasionally I have to come to a full stop to gear down to ifirst gear. Anybody behind me will just have to suck it up. Haha.
This is my only outlet for what I consider to be fun.
I do believe you are correct it is Chevy information and Im sure many more years would fit. But I dont like to buy stuff thats not necessary and its really tough to find people who know that kind of information of what will work anymore. That particular herd is getting very thin.
I was hoping I could just lube up my worm gear and get it working but not the case thank you for the information and keep on cruisin,
Looks like I derailed myself. I dont have anybody to tell of my victories.
