Trip jammed
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- BXpert
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Trip jammed
The trip-mileage-counter, or whatever its called, has stopped working although the main odometer figure and spped indicater continues bravely on.
Never had this happen before - any hope of a cure? I'm, pessimistic because the speedo appears to be a very very sealed unit.
Never had this happen before - any hope of a cure? I'm, pessimistic because the speedo appears to be a very very sealed unit.
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hi there,
you can take them apart but it is very very fiddly i fitted a lockwood red dial kit in the bx over 2 years ago and got anoyed with it so i gave it my dad to sort out. ive had a bx once where the trip got jammed but after trying to re-set it over 50 times it eventualy came unstuck!!
you can take them apart but it is very very fiddly i fitted a lockwood red dial kit in the bx over 2 years ago and got anoyed with it so i gave it my dad to sort out. ive had a bx once where the trip got jammed but after trying to re-set it over 50 times it eventualy came unstuck!!
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I've had a couple of these stick on other cars and have used a fgew tricks to get 'em moving. Usually pushing in and allowing it to "ping" out will do the trick or in one case, I reversed the car whilst pinging it and it let go.
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Fiddle seems to be the operative word.
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Non-operating or non-resetting tripmeters can sometimes be due to a problem with the fairly brittle plastic fork that is attached to the reset button. I've replaced at least one of these before now: they can easily break.
It is quite possible to take the speedo assembly apart, but I'd strongly recommend dismantling one off-car first before trying it on your pride and joy (somewhat fiddly).
It is quite possible to take the speedo assembly apart, but I'd strongly recommend dismantling one off-car first before trying it on your pride and joy (somewhat fiddly).
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Aha, ooh, erm, yeah, kinda forgot.Marty wrote:Now he tells me - I have been tw@tting it with me fingers for the last 2 daysMr B wrote:The red BX now with Marty and the new TZD both have this problem The only cure seems to be stripping out the clocks for a fiddle
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You could try pulling the black reset rod outwards into the normal position or even past this. The reset is just a simple mechanical operation. The odometer and trip meter are fully dismantleable and the mileage can even be reset easily.
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After much pinging, tapping, twisting and pulling, (not to mention a near miss with a sheep while this was going on) my trip meter zeroed with a scrunch when I tried re-setting at exactly 60 miles - ie 0600. On the return journey, I successfully zeroed again at 60 miles. I just don't know enough or indeed anything about the workings to hazard a guess on why this has worked twice. Could it be that previous owners have regularly recorded shorter trips and that the relevant cogs, say within a 50 mile band, have worn? Or is it just a fluke I happened upon. One things for sure, I won't be using the trip meter again. Just couldn't stand the suspense.
Ang guys - very many thanks for contributions to this pleasantly eccentric thread.
Gareth
Ang guys - very many thanks for contributions to this pleasantly eccentric thread.
Gareth