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all that work for nothing on my tach

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    Posted: 24 Apr 2010 at 6:46am

Took some time last night and took apart the tach on my D17 series 4.  It seems everyone has the white back tachs for sale but I havent seen any black face gauges for sale like the one I have.  I'm not the most careful patient person so I didn't have high hopes on taking things apart and not having anything ruined but I figured it's broke anyways so might as well see how it ticks. I used a small knife and a screwdriver to bend the bezel piece backside up and got  the glass off in one piece without braking anythhing.  Then i got what was left of the needle which was just the center as each pointer had broken off over the years.  Still nothing broke.  Got it all torn down to find that one of the worm gears in the very back of the tach was worn and chipped apart, hence why the tach was turning, but the hourmeter wouldn't click over.  All that work and I must say I was proud of myself and it's junk anyways.  Does anyone sell parts for the inside of these tachs or do I have to bite the bullet and just buy a new one.  All I really need is the one worm gear and a new needle and it would be back in business.    Or do any of the vendors on here sell the tachs that have the black background, not the white background.  Thanks for any help. 

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there are rebuild shops in antique car publications like Hemmings.  Will be pricey I suspect 
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There is a guy here in Independence, Mo. that rebuilds them.  Dave.
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Are there any clock makers left. I see rebuilt antique windup clocks for sale every once in a while. Back in the late 1960's or early 70's my Dad took a clock to a rebuilder to have an old Norwegian carved kitchen clock rebuilt. Maybe someone like that could make the worm gear.
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The last tractor tach I had rebuilt cost close to $200, but that has been over 10 years ago.
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I just talked to the folks in Independence Mo. Wensday, - Metro Speedometer LLC. - 1-816-478-0116; they seemed really knolageable on the AC tachs said $ 80 to $ 125 will get one back in shape , theyre done my 180 ;then I had more to do but  the others  was electric- out of a 6060 + 6080, so they sent me to Abbott Enterprises in Ark. ; the same general prices around 100 bucks  ; that aint a bad price !! Seemed like good folks to deal with
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