[TR] '72 TR6 Trip Odometer Stuck

[Anthony Rhodes]

I haven’t managed to break a speedo this way... yet.  And I think I must have set the trip odor while in motion. 

It sounds as if the trip odo is advancing properly so far but I would be wary of having the trip odo try and fail to index past the stuck 100’s wheel.  The wheels are gear driven and SOMETHING could easily strip and break if the wheel is stuck.  

I have not seen this type of failure so I don’t know for sure what is wrong.  Sorry I can’t help!

-Tony

Sent from my 1837 Babbage Analytical Engine

> On Mar 18, 2021, at 2:04 PM, triumphs-request at autox.team.net wrote:
> 
> A few hundred miles (but about 2 years ago, so it's out of warranty) I had
> my TR6 speedo refurbished by Nisonger.  It was working fine until I tried
> resetting the trip odometer after filling the tank with gas.
> 
> After getting the gas and getting on the highway, I noticed that I had not
> reset the trip odometer. Having reset it in the past while moving without
> incident, I proceeded to reset it.  This time, however, I managed to move
> the tenths, individual miles, and tens place digits to move. However, when
> it got to the hundreds digit, the trip odometer and it's adjustment
> knob/cable jammed. When I stopped the car, I tried again, but no luck. The
> regular odometer seems to be working ok so far, and I haven't driven far
> enough to get the hundreds digit to reset itself after driving a hundred
> miles since trying to reset.
> 
> So the question of the day is: Is there anything I can do to unjam the trip
> odometer without major surgery??
> 
> (Dr. Tony Rhodes, I hope you're reading this. I  skimmed your article about
> repairing speedos, but I didn't notice anything that addressed this
> specifically - particularly without major surgery.)