Speedometer

cotton · Post by **cotton** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:27 am

Dale, Bill, Tom,
I got it loose and oiled, greased from under the hood.
Now I can't get the cable and speedo gear together. I can't see the gear.
Bad eyes, going for surgery on one of them Friday.
Going in for pre-op
in a little bit so it will be late this afternoon b4 I can get back to it.
Maybe with the break things will go better on next go at it.
Thanks for y'alls help. Don't go away, I may need you again.

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> I find it is easier to work on the speedo cable from under the > hood. Where it connects at the reverse gear cover (next to starter > motor), I unscrew it and the cable is accessible. Don't mess with > the 10mm bolt on the side of the cover which holds the speedo gear in > position. Just unscrew the fitting to which the cable is connected (you > may need to use channel lock (or other) pliers). When you insert the > cable back into the speedo gear, there is a key you will see on the > cable and a keyway on the speedo gear.
> good luck,
> Dale
> > Tom, did you take
> > the speedo cable loose from underneath to grease it.
> > Mine has started to jump back and forth on me. I'm
> > a little feller with little hands and cant get into the back of > > speedo. They must of used midgets to build these little cars.
> > Put a hundred miles on mine yesterday. Had a new exhaust pipe and > > muffler put on and it is louder now than with the old one that was full of > > holes. Sounds like a big motorcycle with the baffles knocked > > out.
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friend · Post by **friend** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:54 pm

Sometimes Grease alone will not do the trick. There is a product called cable lube that is full of a graphite, mix this into the grease and you will have a better lubricant. The cable lube can be just the thing if your cable is only 10 or so years old, but we are talking about some cables that have many more years, lots of rust and much more wear.
Bill

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> TOM
> THIES
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> Re: Speedometer
> the speedometer just clips in with to clips but can be hard to pull out > do to rust on the clips.. the speedo pulls out towards you than you can > disconnect it from the back. disconnect from the motor and grease > it. it did not work for me
> tom t
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> > From:
> > cotton
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> > Sent:
> > Sunday, October 19, 2008 12:58
> > PM
> > Subject:
> > Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re:
> > Speedometer
> > Tom, did you take the speedo cable
> > loose from underneath to grease it.
> > Mine has started to jump back and forth on me. I'm
> > a little feller with little hands and cant get into the back of > > speedo. They must of used midgets to build these little cars.
> > Put a hundred miles on mine yesterday. Had a new exhaust pipe and > > muffler put on and it is louder now than with the old one that was full of > > holes. Sounds like a big motorcycle with the baffles knocked > > out.
> > > -----
> > > Ok i may have fixed my problem with the miss reading on my
> > > speedometor. I took out the cable to regreased the cable and when > > > i
> > > > put it back in i found some kinks in the outside part. the cable
> > > looks
> > > > good. so i strightened out the bad places and took it > > > for a drive > > > and > > > > seems to run smooth... tomarrow i will hook > > > up the gps to check it > > > the > > > > speed it correct. hope this works > > > or i will be looking for a new > > > > cable..Is there after market for > > > this item?.
> > > > thanks for the help
> > > tom
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> > > > .

friend · Post by **friend** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:12 am

Cotton;
Fitting the cable into the notch on the speedometer gear shaft is accomplished by lining the two up. The cable does not have to be in the speedometer but it does have to be close. So push it up into the meter end twist it until the cable end lines up with the gear shaft and then pull it out of the meter (about an inch) and fit the cable into the gear shaft. Now just pull the cable housing over the cable and thread on the cap. The cable end should go back into the meter without a hitch.
Bill

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> From:
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> On Behalf Of
> cotton
> Sent:
> Monday, October 20, 2008 10:27 AM
> To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> Re: [anzhonda600owners]
> Re: Speedometer
> Dale, Bill, Tom,
> I got it loose and oiled, greased from under the
> hood.
> Now I can't get the cable and speedo gear together.
> I can't see the gear.
> Bad eyes, going for surgery on one of them Friday.
> Going in for pre-op
> in a little bit so it will be late this afternoon b4 I can get > back to it.
> Maybe with the break things will go better on next go at
> it.
> Thanks for y'alls help. Don't go away, I may
> need you again.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > goinhm@...
> > To:
> > anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent:
> > Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:02
> > PM
> > Subject:
> > Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re:
> > Speedometer
> > I find it is easier to work on the speedo cable from under the > > hood. Where it connects at the reverse gear cover (next to starter > > motor), I unscrew it and the cable is accessible. Don't mess > > with the 10mm bolt on the side of the cover which holds the speedo gear in > > position. Just unscrew the fitting to which the cable is connected > > (you may need to use channel lock (or other) pliers). When you insert > > the cable back into the speedo gear, there is a key you will see on > > the cable and a keyway on the speedo gear.
> > good luck,
> > Dale
> > > Tom, did you
> > > take the speedo cable loose from underneath to grease > > > it.
> > > Mine has started to jump back and forth on me.
> > > I'm a little feller with little hands and cant get into the back of > > > speedo. They must of used midgets to build these little cars.
> > > Put a hundred miles on mine yesterday. Had a new exhaust pipe and > > > muffler put on and it is louder now than with the old one that was full of > > > holes. Sounds like a big motorcycle with the baffles knocked > > > out.
> > New
> > MapQuest Local
> > shows what's happening at your destination.
> > Dining, Movies, Events, News more.
> > Try
> > it out!
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
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> > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1732
> > - Release Date: 10/18/2008 6:01 PM