Porsche 944 / 951 Odometer Gear Replacement
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- This week I'm replacing the odometer gear in this 1986 Porsche 944 turbo. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to why these break but if you look at the thumbnail to this video you'll see that the top half of this gear fell off from just taking the speedometer out. Needless to say that there was nothing going to prevent the teeth shearing off when its softer than wax and has fused itself to the post it should spin on.
While replacing them isn't the easiest job, it isn't too complicated...
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This is such a great demonstration. I really appreciate all of the examples and clear explanations for how things like connectors and other things are removed.
Thanks!
Thanks, this project was intimidating me, taking apart a bunch of fragile 37 year old plastic parts. But it was not as bad as I was expecting. I took the opportunity to test and clean the dash bulbs, they had a some dust and grime on them, and are brighter now. Would be a good opportunity to replace any burned out bulbs that you might have.
Watching this has given me the confidence to give this repair a go. Thanks for a great video!
Super excellent tutorial. Thanks!
Hey! Looks like my gear was already replaced! It's white and in VERY nice condition!
I don't comment on many UA-cam videos. This one however made the task a hell of a lot simpler for me! Great detail thank you!
Thanks! I'm glad it helped!
@@edredas Helped a lot taking apart. Still waiting for the replacement bit to arrive to reassemble. Thank you again!
You youtube guys are the true heroes, thank you.
From what I understand Porsche made that gear out of softer plastic to eliminate noise in the dash during operation .When the gear was new reset during operation was not a problem but as the gear degrades with time hitting the reset during vehicle movement could begin its destruction.Thanks for your video!
Thank you so much for making this video! I was able to replace my gear as well on my car. I actually have another to do now too. My odometer works again now!
A great video explaining exactly how to do it. Having watched this I confidently repair my 944 turbo's. THANKS!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! I watched others, and read other articles, but this is by far the best.
Fantastic instructions! Made swapping the odometer gear a breeze
Awesome!
Excellent video. Followed it easily and changed my mine no problem. Thanks !
Great video! I really appreciate it for its Simplicity
Merci de France pour ta vidéo, qui est parfaite, et qui m’a permis de réparer mon odomètre sur ma 944 phase 2 de 1985.
Merci beaucoup !
Fantastically detailed video. You made this job a snap! Kudos and sincerest of thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Brent! You're the best!!!
Love your content, you explain everything in great detail. Thank you for sharing this with us. New subscriber from Ontario..looking forward to many more.
Thank you for this video. I just did this to my 951
Great video. Followed with ease !
Hey there love the videos, so i have a 86 944T that has been in my garage for years. I haven't started it in about two years maybe 3. Could you give me a run down of what I should replace before starting and driving. I'm talking about belts hoses and tensioners. I know I also need to go through the brakes as the pedal feels stiffer than usual..
Guess I'm pretty lucky or someone before me replaced mine. My needle is a bit sticky, but 200k and its still ticking miles. Great video for when it does go though
Amazing, thank you very much, excellent video.
great video - thank you! is there any reason you wouldn't put a spot of grease on the posts before reinstalling the gears?
Lithium grease can dry up over time and break the gears. Petroleum based grease and especially moly grease can weaken the gears. That said, plastic gears typically don’t need any lubricant, especially these since they move very slow. If you do want to lubricate then you’ll want a silicone grease but it isn’t necessary. I hope that helps!
Hey Edredas, As a proud owner of a 1987 944 N/A I’m subscribed to your channel and NEVER miss a video, I KNOW I’ve asked you before, But CAN you take us THROUGH the steps on maintaining and servicing our CV axles??? I’m SURE that YOU are aware that the OFF THE SHELF replacements available at the chain stores are REALLY NOT up to the quality of the OEM joints unless they were destroyed... I’d LOVE to see YOUR approach to this vital service and often neglected maintenance until it’s no longer serviceable.....🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
The cheapo CV axles don't have full range of motion and can pop apart. GKN are the ones to get.
I’m just looking for a GREAT video of the step by step video on cleaning an repacking the joint with grease, What kinda things to look for and replacing the boots, And Edredas IS the guy up for this kind of maintenance...👍👍👍👍
It is not hard to change the cv axle bearing. Held on by a snap ring. But it is a MESSY JOB.
Get one original for the right VW transporter, identical part
great video!
Very good, thanks
Many thanks, you saved me👍
You don't need to remove the steering wheel. I would if I had an aftermarket one like in the vid, but if you have an airbag-equipped wheel, the cluster comes out just fine without removing it.
I have a 1994 968 with a stock steering wheel, and I agree.
Very helpful!
Don't u miss the old type 1 dash.. You can just push out the instrument u want. Besides, the gear don't break that easy - mine is 38 years and I reset it while driving everytime I fill her up
Now I have to figure why my trip meter skips, but the Odo does not.
Could be the wrong gear. There were two different ones and might be why it skips.
Thanks for this. Same process for the 968 I assume?
Yep. I’m believe so
I didn't even know there were suppose to be 2 screws on the bottom! Haha 😂
16:55/17:52 What wheels are on the subject 951? Porsche year, model, part number, size and offset front and rear? Excellent, informative "how-to" video.
Thanks, its a 1986 944 turbo with turbo twist replicas. Since they are replicas without any part numbers and they were made to mount on the car without spacers I don't have the offset information.
Got it, thanks for replying
Awesome!
Thanks just in time mine stopped last month where do you get the gear wheel?
This one should work for most 85.5 and newer 944's.
www.autohausaz.com/pn/12647534-ODGPR2021?Porsche&gclid=CjwKCAjwt8uGBhBAEiwAayu_9eF-pnRLodVJJc6b2xlyCyDmUkgxKER6Kp8mvhv4K_93S9Do-C8KlBoCLEwQAvD_BwE
Excelente video, very helpful. I just bought an 86 944 Turbo that has the same issue, and I like to repair it. I wonder where can I buy the gear from, any help? Thanks.
I often buy mine here: www.autohausaz.com/pn/12347365-ODGPR2021?Porsche&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz96WBhC8ARIsAATR251ZKU7JC2sQOFqTojVl2vko0dvHRwYLNJLY3Fyy-Hkzr3xj99XU7HcaAhQ-EALw_wcB
Hi there, I just replaced the odometer gear. thanks to your excellent instructions It was a breeze, but, I'm having a problem putting the speedometer needle back on, it just won't go back in all the way as if there is not enough depth for the pin to travel back down no matter how much pressure I apply. Is there a trick to this, or am I missing something? I appreciate your help.
Respect 👍
Great video.. when u do this it is also easy to change the panel lights in there as well correct?
Yup absolutely! I changed these while I was in there! Be sure to grab the 5w bulbs!
Where did you find the gear
Several websites have them, pelicanparts, paragon products, and 944 online to name a few. Sometimes you have to count the teeth on your old gear to verify you get the correct one.
Brett, is that carbon fiber tape on the original parts of fully carbon fiber dash pieces?
It’s tape. 😂👍
Actually, I just looked at it again, and it's a carbon fiber overlay that was made for the 944 gauges and sticks on. You can buy them online.
Hey Brent, I have two '86 944 Turbos. I have already done the odometer gear on one of them thanks to your video. I am getting ready to do the odo gear on the other one too, now that I have the gear in-hand.
I have a question for you since you know your way around these cars so well: My red 944 has cruise and my white one does not. If I wanted to move all of the cruise control parts from the red one to the white one, do you know if I would find all of the wiring for cc to exist on the white one (even though it did not have cc originally)? If so, is it just a matter of swapping the servo box (under the hood), the computer box (under the dash), and the controls from the steering column from one car to the other?
Thanks!!!
Yes! All the wiring is there, you just have to swap all the electronics over and plug them in!
@@edredas Would that then just be the three items: brainbox, steering stalk assembly, and the servo in the engine bay or are there more electronics I am forgetting about?
@@notny411 @edredas thank you for your help with my questions on the wiring harness. I put together a youtube video of adding cruise control to a non-cruise control 944. The video is here: ua-cam.com/video/cuDpkbvrrgA/v-deo.html
Do you happen to have a link or know which gear it is? I looked on pelican parts but there are a lot to choose from and naturally I’d end up ordering the wrong one . Thanks !
You have to count the teeth if possible to make sure you get the right one. This website has both.
www.paragon-products.com/Odometer-Gear-p/og-944l.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwvJyjBhApEiwAWz2nLWUb9G6yNvThpnKfTVvmuTYeAePb0djr9LxYZlt-r_Uz0Oxpe1Os5BoC4QgQAvD_BwE
@@edredas Great, i appreciate the response. Sounds like i better just order both so I dont have to tear it apart and wait and naturally forget how to put back together. Thank you!
Is there a different gear for km and mi.
Your speedo has mph on the outside and mine has km.
That is a very good question. I know that there are two different gears and it is recommended to count the teeth on the gear (if possible) perhaps that is the reason!
@@edredas thanks for the reply. With the help of your video I pulled the cluster today and got to the gear. I was able to count the teeth and got the part ordered. It was the 20-21
Where did you get the carbon panel for the cluster?
It was already on the car when it arrived at the shop. Could probably find some one ebay or amazon.
Hello 944 maniacs, on my 1986 the odometer works on and off but my tachometer is not working, is there a relation why my tachometer is not working when I know the issue on my odometer is the gear.
Probably not. I also had an issue in my 86 with a bad tach and it ended being a issue with the tach. there was a large burnmark on the inside of the pcb inside of the cluster. So I just swaped it from a tach from another cluster minus the shift light lol
@@m10653 where did you get the spare gauge cluster?
Anyone know why my speedometer doesn’t kick in until around 20 mph?
What year is the car?
1987 n/a
I would start by replacing the speed sensor on the trans. Used ones are fairly cheap and a great way to rule that out. After that you'll probably have to replace the speedometer itself. I hope that helps!
Is it even possible to get more complicated, those Germans are really over the top with their mechanical shenanigans .