This Odometer Repair is EASY - Volvo 240
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2021
- Removing the instrument cluster, speedometer assembly and replacing the odometer gear on the Volvo 240. Here's a link to where you can find the parts in the video;
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You are a hero, I just bought a Volvo 740 GL a few weeks ago and for every problem I have there is a video of you explaining how to fix it.
Nice one fella. A few years old but just saved me a whole heap of time and frustration. My fix went exactly the same way as yours. 😊
When you said you were gonna CZcams search how to fix it while you were recording yourself fixing it. I felt that on a whole new level. Hahahaha. It's sadly me many times.
Haha yeah it's not the first time and it definitely won't be the last 😅
I feel envy of your external thermometer
I could listen to your voice all day it’s amazing
Haha thank you, where I'm from its one of the worst accents you can have!
He sounds so much like Sid, if you didn't look at him, you
would think he was Sid.
You fixed yours the hard way! While on a long highway trip to Toronto in June '88 the odometer went out on my '77 264GL. When I pushed upwards on the trip odometer reset button the odometer began working again. So, I took three pennies and jammed them under the button to raise it. I kept those pennies there until I sold the car 5 years later with no further odometer issues. Total cost of the repair; 3 cents! Lol
Haha! Love it 😄
Your '77 speedometer is a very different design and uses a speedometer drive cable. Your trick will not work on the newer speedos. The newer speedo in this video is electronic and does not use a drive cable.
Did the job today. Tacho is waiting for you :). Greetings
Thanks buddy!
you handy man wow!! gr from holland
Thanks 😃
Did the same repair last week. Don’t forget to remove the broken teeth. My new gear was blocked by this.
Thanks for the heads up!
Feel you there 😂 we had to take our clocks out because they filled with sand from blasting! Didn't know they slid out to the side though... Steering wheel off job... doh!
Ah of course, that stuff must get everywhere! Haha glad I could help for next time
wicked vid bro :D gratz on 700 subs
Thanks G
Wonderful vid and agree; Volvo's are always a nice place to be in, feels like home.
What causes that gear to strip is resetting the trip odometer while the car is on motion. Also, that metal bracket on the left side of the steering column is the support for the headlamp and rear fog switches and the instrument cluster rheostat.
Love this channel. I’ve been living with dead odometers for to long. Not anymore. Also love your new red wagon. Can’t wait for more adventures
Thanks! Really glad you found it helpful!
Wow, so much easier to do than the other fixes I've seen for this! Maybe now I can actually tackle fixing mine!
It was alot easier than I was expecting! Good luck with it 👍
I'm the 240th like. Thanks for this. Amusing too. I'm inspired to fix mine, stuck for three years now.
Great video. Lest we forget...disconnect the +ve battery terminal prior to getting in there.
The same thing happened on two of my 740s lol. Good fix dude
Thanks man, I didn't realise it was a problem on those as well!
I had no idea the gauge cluster was so easy to remove! Maybe now I can fix the intermittent temp gauge and clock.
Really like these videos of yours, and those plusch-seats! Available in the 87 anniversary model aswell, great colour of them!
Thanks! Yeah they are gorgeous, I think blue inside and out is a great combo!
For my 92 245, I found the the large gear was in OK shape, the small gear had split teeth. For the gear set I ordered from IPD as of this writing, the large gear did not seem to engage correctly on two attemtps. I added the new small gear to the old large gear and everything started ticking away without issue. ALSO FOUND- for the weird white spottiness inside the gauge cluster, i'm sure many things might work, but Chemical Guys Jet Seal, which I had handy, did a good job cleaning that all up and it now looks pretty clean and new
Well my odo just stopped working on our maiden trip. Perfect oportunity to check the whole cluster, since the speedo pins have some connection issues. Thanks for the video mate!
My odo just stopped working yesterday 😭😭😭 thanks for video
Didnt know that 240 has this problem. I have fixed this on several 740. Nice video btw
I didn't know it was a problem on the 740 😂 Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, nice job to do 👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
“Mileage is pretty irrelevant innit”
imma hang that on my wall
😄 Maybe that can be the new channel slogan
Well done 👍
Thanks 😃
Awesome fix, but it is like all 240s have that problem
Thanks! Yeah it seems like it, I'm sure this will need doing again soon
Beeping stereo: menu / general setup / scroll through until Beep ... change to off. I have a Sony 1DIN stereo and default setting is demo with beep. Thankfully, I have now worked out how to have whole stereo display to OFF after 30 secs (so blank screen but playing music) and no beep.
Oh thanks for the info!
I’ve done this on my sedan before lol and it’s broken again! The one on my wagon is broken too! I have an extra 35k miles on my sedan and another 30k on my wagon!
Oh no! Did you use an original used part like I just did?
So many things could have snapped and cracked, was getting a bit anxious :D
Oh yeah, I'm always cracking old and brittle interior trim 😬
@@Involvod Had vibes of taking a pc or other electrical device apart, can i assemble this back correctly, always start sweating.
Definitely, it's all easy until reassembly 😅
The damn anti tamper clip pissing me off on the back of the speedometer
Tried to fix mine and it didn't work but I did notice a crack in the PCB. Probably very broken.
Another Quality fix buddy 👏
You need to build a car from scratch
A Volvo is born LOL
Thanks mate, maybe one day 😃
excellent, informative spannering as usual. I took my 240 out the other day and noticed that the odometer and trip-meter weren't working. After half an hour they started working again. I'm not sure whether to remove, clean, tinker etc or just leave it alone. Any ideas?
Thanks mate. My car does that but with the speedo as well as the odometer, it takes 10-15 minutes to wake up sometimes, especially when it's cold, a firm tap on the dash brings it to life straight away, but I think it's getting worse, I also think I heard it might be bad capacitors(?) In the unit..
How the heck did you get a camera to film behind the instrument cluster? Nice job!
I used my phone camera and struggled 😂 Thanks man
Is the speedo cable drive or electronic?
Disconnect the battery?
unfortunately, broken gears replaced but no movement of the gauges. Speedometer works normally.🥶
The odometer in mine works fine but the trip counter is misaligned. It is half visible. But I don't count gas mileage so I can't complain.
I haven't counted the gas mileage on this yet either, I did on the 940 and that was all I needed to know 😅
What is the name of this part? And how do I get it? Great video 🙂
Thanks! I put a link in the description 🙂
Only as easy if it works fir more than three miles after placement gear and countless refittings connection plug attachment checks and still nothing … wish mine was as successful as his… time to get gouged by some one on ebay for a working one
Do you have the white clip installed over the speedometer plug? Otherwise it can struggle to make connection, I didn't have it so for a long time I had to have the whole unit pulled out slightly and on an angle for it to work! Sometimes a slap on the dash can make it spring into life too.
These days I don't have to touch anything but it will only work as long as it's not cold, but the whole car seems to really dislike any cold weather
@@Involvod yeah I know that angle plug that slide over that copper board like connection that volvo is so bent on using . I don’t wanna bang on the dash as something plastic near it might break. I’ll try again when I’m out of the mental ward
So the Swedes decide to put something German in their otherwise brilliant cars and thats the part that fails. That failed for years and years. My 1994 850GLE with just 50.000km has the same issue. Shame on VDO.
mate, i feel so stupid after you just slid it out sideways...
It happens to the best of us, working on cars makes me feel stupid almost every time 😂
Dude you need to eat and gain some weight. Meat, dairy!