Subject: RE: speedo ball
Author: Ray Hale
Date: Feb 9, 2005, 2:13 PM
Post ID: 1718363091
Greg,
sounds good. I didn't want to force anything if I was not seeing some
pin or other device that locked it in. I'll go after it tonight. This
bike had sat mostly since '82 when I bought it last year. So, far this
is the only part that has remained stubbornly intact.
Ray
Greg Bender wrote:
Hi Ray, It all depends on how corroded and rusty things are down there...it is on the down side of things, after all. If all is in great working order, you should be able to simply unscrew the cable and be done with it. If not, here is what I would try to do: 1. Remove the cable from the back of the speedometer so that the entire cable can rotate, if necessary. 2. Now remove the speedo drive with the cable attached. Be careful not to lose the two hardened washers (one on either side of the little worm gear - the bottom one will almost certainly have to be picked out with a flashlight and dental-type tool). 3. Now that the entire unit is sitting in front of you, you can carefully start to work the speedo drive housing and the speedo cable end back and forth. Use your favorite penetrating lubricant to spice things up a bit. 4. If you are lucky, you will be able to unscrew one from the other and withdraw the cable. 5. If you aren't lucky (like me), you will find that the end of the cable twists off and is permanently embedded within the speedo drive. You will then try to remove it using all forces known to mankind (picks, needle nosed pliers, drill bits that will break, etc.). In the end, you will give Gordon and Rick a call and order a new cable and speedo drive gear...swearing that in the future you will follow the factory handbook and "lube all cables every 600 miles". Ray Hale wrote:
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