Odometer display going wonky

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Odometer display going wonky

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Guys..... I need some help please.

For a few months now my odometer display has a mind of its own. Some days it works fine, and other days it only displays some of the numbers or parts of the numbers and words. If I fiddle with the adjustment stick that flicks between ODO / TRIP A / TRIP B, then most times it comes right and all is well for a few hours.

See here that word "TRIP" is not displayed and all the numbers are not all "lit up"
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Numbers are not all "lit up"
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Can anyone help me with what is going on, and how to resolve this problem. I am thinking it is a dry solder joint..... but where??
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Re: Odometer display going wonky

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Possibly corrosion on the tracks of the cluster...
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Re: Odometer display going wonky

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Hmmmm....ok.... So I assume I need to get that cluster out to be able to do anything :surprised:

Would it be just a matter of touching the solder joints with a soldering iron to get the joints to "refresh" themselves?
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Re: Odometer display going wonky

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Cedric,

This looks more like a dry joint. But may have been caused by corroded tracks, as pointed out by Anthony. Pull the cluster, and resolder, and it should be fine. I hope.

Keep us posted.

Edit: I mean, the symptoms are dry joint. The reason for that might be the corrosion of the tracks.
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Re: Odometer display going wonky

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Thanks Ian, yeah for a few seconds there I thought it was a dry old wacky weed kind of joint you were talking about....hahahahahaha

Maybe on the weekend I'll get a chance to pull the cluster out and give it a looking over
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