Odometer/Trip meter advice '96 2.3l 5spd 2wd XLT supercab

[T.Wolf]

I've read through the options to repair or replace the odometer motor and worm gear - I get it. However, in my list of symptoms the speedometer works fine, the odometer has stopped working after a long road trip, and the trip meter doesn't turn and hasn't worked well or been "reset-able" since the day I got the truck. If the reset is not directly related to the motor or gear, would it make more sense to replace the whole speedometer or IP? Although I could live without the trip meter, if I have to tear it all out anyway to fix the one issue and I have to track down a replacement motor potentially anyway, it just seems logical to me. Anyone tried to fix the trip meter reset before? If I push it, I can see the numbers vibrate and move slightly, but they won't reset. It feels like a very mechanical button, not electronic/digital. One last question, can anyone tell me what model years should be a direct fit? I appreciate the shared wisdom. Thanks in advance.

 

[ericbphoto]

There might be a bit if broken worm gear caught somewhere that is preventing the reset button from working. It's hard to predict until you take it apart for examination. I recently replaced the worm gear for the odometer in my f150. It wasn't too hard to do.

 

[T.Wolf]

For anyone else's benefit, I did the worm gear replacement as described here in the forums. While it was apart I hit the trip reset mechanism with a little WD-40, it immediately loosened up and began to work normally again. I also used a 9 volt battery and multimeter probes to test each warning and illumination light (replacing 1 warning light and 2 illumination bulbs). After a ton of searches and lots of false information, I figured out the warning light bulbs are T-5s and the illumination are T-10s or 194s. Almost everywhere I checked said the whole cluster was 194s, but when it is out you can see there are two distinct sizes.

 

[ericbphoto]

Cool. Thanks for the follow-up