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Q & A: Trip Odometer

Wednesday January 04th, 2006
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Hi Mr. Twist,

I am looking at buying a 1967 MGB Roadster from a private individual that has very very low miles and NO rust. However, there is a knob in the glovebox that is broken that is connected somehow with resetting the trip odometer. The trip odometer does not work (numbers do not change) so I am presuming that there is a gear or something inside the speedometer housing broken that is driven by the cable running from the knob in the glovebox. Can these two things (knob in glovebox and trip odometer in speedometer housing) usually be fixed or are these two issues usually something that cannot be fixed (in general, I realize there are always exceptions) and so I can either buy the car and live with the problems or else not buy the car?

If either or both of the problems can be fixed can you please give me a general idea of what I am looking at in repair costs?

Thank you Mr. Twist.

Greg
Greg!

The trip odometer is reset with a small knurled knob that hangs beneath the speedometer itself. It is necessary to push this knob and its connecting shat upwards to engage the resetting gears. I have no idea what the knob i... read more