I had no idea that if i pressed the trip-meter reset switch while the car was in motion that it would strip the gear on my odometer and render it useless.

However, it is too late now. I broke it. (The BMW never cared if i reset it while moving....grr). Ok... does anyone know of any tech articles online that outline the procedure to fix it? Are parts available for this or must i get an entirely new odometer? I've seen the bay 13 cluster removal article but that's the fullest extent of my knowledge on this topic.

Once I have fixed this, I am going to break the trip meter reset tab off and leave it in the ashtray. That way neither I nor any other people who drive my car will ever destroy the odometer once again.

-tim 850R

You really didn't "break" it by resetting the trip mileage function. The gear will tend to break anyway, and your action just gave it an excuse!

You can buy the actual component gear part for $25 from http://www.odometergears.com/

Follow the Bay13 instructions for removing the cluster. If you are even semi-mechanically inclined, this will take less than an hour. The cluster itself can then be disassmbled carefully and the gear replaced.

If your 850 is 1995 or older, you can read the actual odometer mileage electronically from the A/B cluster under the hood, and can set the mechanical indication to match. I know I've seen the instructions for doing this on the VolvoSpeed forum....

Gerald C

you can send it to overseas speedometer in Austin Texas, they charge like 100.00 to repair it. volvo charges a little over 200.00

Dan

i did the same thing to mine...yes another wonderfull feat of volvo auto engineering, desiged for you to spend money at your local dealer.

Somewhere in these posts, there's reference to a repair shop that will fix the odometers. I'd seeach through the archives. I remember reading this in quite a few different places.
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.