Description
Nifty little clip on fix for your non-functional Odometer. Made from strong and durable 3D printed ABS plastic. This part was designed by a fellow Vanagon enthusiast Nathan Scherrer who gave me permission to make this available to the community.
NOTE: this clamp is not compatible with early Vanagon speedometers! This only fits the last generation of speedometers with the plastic sub frame!
Note: the clamp won’t fix them all. If the axle isn’t turning the grey gear on the right side that turns the digits, the clamp won’t help. Also,the slit may have to be filled.
I’m offering this at a low cost out of respect for Nathan being so generous with his design.
Instructions:
1. Remove cluster from van.
2. remove the screws from the back of the speedometer/odometer portion.
3. Pull out the unit.
4. Slide the clip into place.
5. Assembly is reverse of removal.
Frank Boettcher (verified owner) –
Great fix for a common problem.
Jonathan Blanchard (verified owner) –
Robert (verified owner) –
wish this was around 8 years ago!
Gary (verified owner) –
Timothy Fredrickson (verified owner) –
The worm gear clamp does exactly what it is supposed to do. This clamp keeps the drive gear from sliding away from the worm gear and is easy to install.
Scott H. (verified owner) –
Works exactly as advertised. Had to file the “slit” as noted in the instructions, but after that was a perfect fit.
joel a. (verified owner) –
Superb value.
William Lake Lake (verified owner) –
The Vanagon Odometer Worm worked like a charm
Ron L. (verified owner) –
Patrick F. (verified owner) –
The odometer fix worked perfectly. Very simple to install. It’s great to know how far the road less travelled, actually is.
john pollock (verified owner) –
David S. (verified owner) –
This fit perfectly and easily clipped on. It’s holding the gears in place. The only caveat is, if the metal gear is spinning on the shaft, this won’t stop it. Besides using this clip, I also peened the inner surface of the metal gear, and made some slices on the end of the shaft to make sure the metal gear could no longer spin freely.
Charles Martin (verified owner) –
john koloski (verified owner) –
Superglued it on my 1982. Odometer is working again. Fingers crossed.
Patrick (verified owner) –
Todd (verified owner) –
Alvin C. (verified owner) –
Cary (verified owner) –
Jim Schubert (verified owner) –
Nice fix!
Wendy Drake (verified owner) –
Yet to be installed but it looks good so far.
John Bridenbaugh (verified owner) –
Aaron (verified owner) –
Easy install and odometer is fixed! Thanks for making these available and practical giving them away!
Darryl F. (verified owner) –
Worked like a charm- simple easy fix-thank you!
carl b. (verified owner) –
If you’re ordering the vanagon odometer fix piece, be sure you have the plastic speedo base and not the aluminum one as it does not fit the older aluminum one
Luke M. (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
jacques turcotte (verified owner) –
Jim M. (verified owner) –
Exactly what was needed- quick fix to an old problem! Thanks for providing this service to the Vanagon community, Chris!
Lisa H. (verified owner) –
Michael Kowal (verified owner) –
The part was beautifully made and fit perfectly
Kenan (verified owner) –
Hope it works!
Kevin K. (verified owner) –
john murray (verified owner) –
hard to find part, thanks
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Quick shipping. Fixed my broken 87 vanagon odometer. 3d print quality was average and not sanded or anything, but it is going to be hidden in the dash so that is acceptable. Thanks for making an innovative product.
mo m. (verified owner) –
these things are amazing and simple to install. saves you from purchasing a new speedo for $300
Fred Perrott (verified owner) –
This is a great product that solves the speedo trip failure issue.
Karl Bower (verified owner) –
Ethan L. (verified owner) –
Bryan Martin (verified owner) –
Easy installation, good quality printing , fixed my odometer
Vincent Poirier (verified owner) –
Perfect fit, clips in seconds
Tom Hamilton (verified owner) –
Scott Reinhart (verified owner) –
Super easy to install and realligned the gears properly – now my 33 year-old Odometer works like it should. Couldn’t be easier!
Alex J. (verified owner) –
Was able to quickly fix a non-functioning odometer. No instructions were provided, but if you knew to look for this part then you probably know where it goes.
Joel Salter (verified owner) –
I think this will be a nice addition
Tyler M. (verified owner) –
Slick design that let me fix my odometer issue with ease in less than 15 minutes, from start to finish
MARCOS (verified owner) –
It wouldn’t fit my speedometer which is ok. Wish it did. It is a great product and it is a high quality product.
John C. (verified owner) –
Matthew E. (verified owner) –
Snapped it in and my odometer works perfect now. Love it.
Chris Rosi (verified owner) –
Installed on a few customers vans great fix and inexpensive
Nathan H. (verified owner) –
I’ll assume that the part will continue to functions as intended, it’s only been installed a week but my odometer is racking up miles. Installation on our ’84 was painless and required no modifications to either the part or the speedometer. Highly recommended.
Douglas (verified owner) –
very clever fix
Allen Bunyan (verified owner) –
This will be installed in the near future, “Maeve” an 81 is in bed for the winter. i am certain the odometer gear is not engaged, hopefully this part is the easy fix.
Neil Marcelles (verified owner) –
So happy to find this item, I’ve had the idea of coming up with something that would hold the gear in place but you put that idea into action. Keep up the good work, I’m looking forward to your future work. Cheers!
Brian (verified owner) –
Steve Prouse (verified owner) –
Package has arrived
Jim Willis (verified owner) –
Derek (verified owner) –
No brainer addition / upgrade. Every vanagon needs this.
Nic Claxton (verified owner) –
Exactly as required – thanks
Philippe Michaud (verified owner) –
Good product but delivery is too expensive
chris –
Please note that I do not control shipping costs to Canada. :-(
Frank Boettcher (verified owner) –