odometer stopped

[Eddie M]

when you look at the speedometer, you will likely find that a short shaft which drives the brass gear on the end of the number cluster has pushed out a retaining plug.

It is not recommended that the number drums be disassembled because it is virtually impossible to line them up and have them stay lined up as the miles roll by. I think they are designed with uneven spaces internally so as to demonstrate that tampering has occurred.? Instead, you can rotate them in your hand to obtain the correct reading, or zero, if you wish without dissassembly? ?You must hold the separators in line with a straight edge when finishing up and be sure they are all engaged when the drum is re installed. No lubrication is required in or on the number drums. the driving gears could benefit by a light application of lubriplate.

Here,here David. 
I just installed a new odometer on my wife's 1960 Le Sabre and used that method which DELCO recommends.
It works like a champ.

[David Pollock]

when you look at the speedometer, you will likely find that a short shaft which drives the brass gear on the end of the number cluster has pushed out a retaining plug.

It is not recommended that the number drums be disassembled because it is virtually impossible to line them up and have them stay lined up as the miles roll by. I think they are designed with uneven spaces internally so as to demonstrate that tampering has occurred.  Instead, you can rotate them in your hand to obtain the correct reading, or zero, if you wish without dissassembly   You must hold the separators in line with a straight edge when finishing up and be sure they are all engaged when the drum is re installed. No lubrication is required in or on the number drums. the driving gears could benefit by a light application of lubriplate.

[notdavidspade]

While 'setting' an odometer that  I bought to the same number that was in the car, I noticed that there is a considerable amount of force that needs to be applied when the numbers start rolling over.  I assume yours is still stuck on 79999 as the big flip to 80000 would be where all the effort would be required.  Perhaps have your nieghbor help you out and take the cluster apart and manually spin it to the next mile.  Then you should at least be set till 90K.  Your nieghbor is correct, a cracked wiring harness is very dangerous and should be replaced.

[48 Beauty]

1948 plymouth. Well the speedometer works, but when the odometer changed from 79,000 to 80,000 it stopped. I would be grateful for any advice on how to get it working again. On a past matter, I did switch around the pos and neg cables to the battery and now the battery charges, so thank you for that advice. Finally I am thinking of buying new dash wiring and putting it in myself with my neighbor's help. The old wires are all cracked up and he says it is a danger. I hope we can do it. mike:P