 Speedo cable failure, Is this type failure common? |
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| Lawrence |
 May 7 2003, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None   |
Speedo quit while going to work. I removed my speedo (I pulled over to do it), and found that the cable had snapped at the gauge tip end.
Anyone else seen this kind of failure before? Nope, don't know what brand it is. It's served faithfully for 3 years for me. -Rusty |
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| mr914 |
May 8 2003, 09:30 AM
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914 Hillbilly Group: Members Posts: 576 Joined: 11-January 03 From: Lincoln NE Member No.: 131 Region Association: None |
Happened to me about 6 years ago on a drive from Omaha to Topeka. Mine broke where the tip connected to the cable.
Put the tip in the spedo and tried to rotate. Spedo was seized. |
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| Lawrence |
May 8 2003, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
Hmmm... that's not good news. I'll have to check it out.
-Rusty |
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| markb |
May 8 2003, 01:52 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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I had it happen to me after I turned my speedo for a better view (smaller steering wheel). It didn't break immediately, lasted a few weeks then broke.
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| Lawrence |
May 8 2003, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
The speedo seized up on you?
I wonder why that would happen. |
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| olav |
May 8 2003, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,107 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Los Gatos, CA. USA Member No.: 34 Region Association: None |
The speedo can seize if someone puts too much lubrication into the speedo cable.
As the cable turns clockwise the lubricant works its way back into the speedo and fills it up. Over time it gets so full that the speedo seizes and the components need to be replaced. Happened to me. |
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| TonyAKAVW |
May 8 2003, 05:01 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
I had the grease seizure happen to mine as well. Until I read your post I had no idea why the back of the speedo had all this grease on it. Makes perfects sense though!
-Tony |
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| Curvie Roadlover |
May 8 2003, 08:15 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
QUOTE(markb @ May 8 2003, 11:52 AM) I had it happen to me after I turned my speedo for a better view (smaller steering wheel). It didn't break immediately, lasted a few weeks then broke. Ouch. I rotated my speedo for the same reason. Maybe I better turn it back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| VegasRacer |
May 8 2003, 09:28 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,509 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None
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I've had one break on the far end of the cable.
Replaced the cable and it did the same thing a week later. Never figured out the problem. Sold that teener years ago. I really only look at the tach anyways. |
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