'04 EV odometer inoperable

[Burkslaw]

The odometer in my '04 California EV1100 does not work. I suspect it's the same nylon gear problem my old Beemers have suffered from-- possible? I read Mike Tashjian's excellent how-to on cutting the gauge apart for repair and would tackle this myself, but I can't find any source for internal repair parts. Do I need to throw in the towel and send it out? If so, recommendations?

[Wayne Orwig]

Yep, the ITI odometer METAL gears fail. Common.
I repaired mine by filling the metal with JB Weld, and working that with a small file. That lasted about 80,000 miles. I was lucky I guess because I couldn't repeat that fix. I now run a Speedhut replacement.

I suspect the info you have on the speedo disassembly is for an older Veglia model.

[Sasquatch Jim]

 Just put a spot of white paint on the front tire so you can count the revolutions and do the math.

[Idontwantapickle]

Just put a spot of white paint on the front tire so you can count the revolutions and do the math.

Now that's just silly. A baseball card in the spokes would be better on so many levels.

[rocker59]

Last I heard, there weren't any shops that would repair the ITI Speedo.

When it failed, I replaced the one on my V11 LeMans with a new one, which I took apart and lubed before installing in the bike. 

Speed hut units are the best alternative I've seen.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Yeah, once one fails, they are history. The best bet is to lube them before that happens. There is really no fixing them. <scratching head> I wonder if that gear is something a guy with some machinery could fabricate? My latest cad/cam software has gear and cam routines..

[Wayne Orwig]

Yeah, once one fails, they are history. The best bet is to lube them before that happens. There is really no fixing them. <scratching head> I wonder if that gear is something a guy with some machinery could fabricate? My latest cad/cam software has gear and cam routines..

Even on a new one, the metal teeth are barely touching each other. The tips of the teeth wear and it fails. I took one that failed, drilled a new hole for the gear that relocated it closer. That repaired one lasted a fairly long time actually. (maybe 20,000 miles, I don't recall for certain.)

[Ncdan]

When my ITI failedzst 7k on my 07 CalVin I researched the heck out of getting if fixed. I did find a guy, but have no contact or remember the company, had a mechine shop to make up the gears. His price to replace the cheezy parts was 300.00 plus shipping, total 350.00. I decided, at the suggestion of one of the guys here to get a bicycle GPS odometer, which I did for 70 bucks. Worked great and I just left the cheezy on in place for looks.