Speedo Cable

[jo-sommer]

Just replaced a broken speedo cable, reflecting about totally dismount any kind of fairing..

Greetz Jo

[ribbert]

Just replaced a broken speedo cable, reflecting about totally dismount any kind of fairing..

Greetz Jo

If you remove the horn, just one easily accessible bolt, it gives you plenty of room to get your hand up there and even pliers or multigrips to tighten it.

A ten minute job and you finish with as much skin on your hands as you started with and no blood.

Noel

[jo-sommer]

THX, that's what I tried first. Just the fastener didn't move. Not a mm. So I started to take everything off.

Later I found excessive traces of a pipe wrench. Plus loctite. At the speedo cable. Sometimes I hate PO's; would be the only reason to buy a NEW bike.

I really was wondering wether the thread or the plastics of the instrument panel would give up.

Same old story: you really own and know your bike when you opened and re-fastened every single thread. Will take a while with my FJ, just too reliable. Except of tires, change of oil (reg. maintenance) and a light-bulb to be replaced this was the first malfunction within ~ 30000 kms.

Greetz Jo

[ribbert]

THX, that's what I tried first. Just the fastener didn't move. Not a mm. So I started to take everything off.

Later I found excessive traces of a pipe wrench. Plus loctite. At the speedo cable. Sometimes I hate PO's; would be the only reason to buy a NEW bike.

I really was wondering wether the thread or the plastics of the instrument panel would give up.

Same old story: you really own and know your bike when you opened and re-fastened every single thread. Will take a while with my FJ, just too reliable. Except of tires, change of oil (reg. maintenance) and a light-bulb to be replaced this was the first malfunction within ~ 30000 kms.

Greetz Jo

I understand.

Over tightening (stripping, shearing off) and over use of Loctite are indeed hallmarks of the amateur owner. I have seen what you describe a thousand times. It is one of the risks of buying an older bike.

However, 30K without issue is pretty damn good going, don't complain too much.

The less you fiddle with it, the less will go wrong. Fix what fails and leave the rest alone (other than routine maintenance)

Noel

[ken65]

was the outer cable broken or the inner or both? if it was the inner just undo it at the speedo drive, pull the old inner out, oil up the new one and slip it in.

[jo-sommer]

@ribbert: Yeah I know. Reliability was the main reason to buy a FJ. It's intended for general use and not for "Hobby"; so it won't get too much Attention exc. maintenance...

@Ken65: good idea, but I had an aftermarket cable in my stock which was app. 1,5" longer than the OEM... and I needed the bike.

Anyway, thanks alot for the good advice to both of you!

Greetz, Jo