97 850 Odometer

The odometer on my 850 just died. I suspect the odometer gear gave up
the ghost. I called the dealer and they said Volvo now has an improved
gear and they will install it for $400.

I called my mechanic and he said he could install a new odometer since
repair parts are unobtainable. When I told him that Volvo distributes
a repair gear, he said they could do it for about $200.

I suspect I could do this myself as I did it once on a 240 but, at 62
years of age, life is too short to go through all that again.

Chuck Fiedler
Nothing but Volvo since 1974

 

This link has a link to the odometer repair.Once you have the gear and
the correct torx wrenches, you can do the repair in an hour. I needed to
read mileage from my ECU because I had gone so long without repairing
it.There is a link to explain how to do this on some 850's. I used a
small electric motor with a small rubber wheel to drive the repaired
gear assembly to the corrected mileage before reassembly of the
http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/odometer_fix.phpunit

http://www.thecararchive.com/new-2203955-384.html The second link is to
an old post of mine regarding this problem.

 

You can do this http://www.thecararchive.com/new-2203955-384.html

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/odometer_fix.php

 

You can do this http://www.thecararchive.com/new-2203955-384.html

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/odometer_fix.php


http://www.odometergears.com/subpages/volvo.html

 

Well, my mechanic found out that Volvo wants $99 for a QUARTER INCH
piece of PLASTIC!!! They gave me the choice of having them replace the
gear at $400 or sending out the unit for refurbishing by a speedo shop
for $500+.

I'm going to the friggin' dealer tomorrow.

Thanks to the responder who sent the website with full color pictures
of how to do this but, by the time I spend to get the tools, take a
day off work to do the job and spend $99 at the dealer to get the
part, it's worth it to me to pay those b*stards to just do it and then
it carries some kind of guarantee.

Chuck Fiedler
Nothing but Volvo since 1974
(but I'm beginning to wonder why)

 

Hold on.. First, go here:
http://www.odometergears.com/subpages/volvo.html

1.Order the 15 tooth gear for 850's.

2. Remove the dash top: (Caution: Airbag.. Disconnect battery, follow
procedures in manual.)
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/Topless.jpg

3. Remove the cluster, and following screws & nut (turbo)
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/PanelBack.jpg

4. Remove the clear front window and bezel:
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/PanelFront.jpg

5. Carefully pry the dial plate away from the body. The pins unplug
from the PC board in back:
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/PanelSplit.jpg

6. Lift out the odometer, unplug the wire, and unclip the reset button
linkage. Remove the motor from the end, and see this:
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/PanelSplit.jpg

7. Remove old gear and tooth, install new one, reassemble everything.
http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/InstalledGear.jpg

(These photos were from a 94 850 turbo)