speedo drive

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Is it actually plastic then? Mine was really brittle and felt a bit odd, almost like ceramics. I was only half joking when I likened it to 'fine china' in the other thread.

Just my take on the material Ceri JC. Can't imagine it's anything too exotic.

Over 100,000 miles on the same speedo unit, never let me down once.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Over 100,000 miles on the same speedo unit, never let me down once.

That's it DD, once you are aware of how to replace it correctly it's a reliable set-up and much better than a gearbox take off, cos it does allow for gearing changes without making mental calculations every time you look at the speedo.

mine has gone brittle and during the process of having the wheel off about 5times recently, 1 of the locating bits has snapped off.
since disturbing it the first time it now lets off a high pitch whine at low speed, very annoying.
checked it out 3 times now, seems to be rubbing inside so now needs replacing.
ebay it is

As an aside, I just spoke to the parts dept. at my garage and the chap said he'd never had to order one before and was surprised when I said I'd heard of other people having this problem.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

As an aside, I just spoke to the parts dept. at my garage and the chap said he'd never had to order one before and was surprised when I said I'd heard of other people having this problem.

It isn't a problem with the part, it is a problem with ham fisted numpty mechanics.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

It isn't a problem with the part, it is a problem with ham fisted numpty mechanics.

Any particular trick to putting them back, other than making sure the teeth of the rotor fit properly into the relevant hole of the front wheel and that the axle is torqued up correctly?

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

making sure the teeth of the rotor fit properly into the relevant hole of the front wheel and that the axle is torqued up correctly?

Thats it; allignment, fitment, and correct torque is the thing some dealer mechancis have problems with.

Trick is I think is to have the"slidey" spacer nearly out of the right fork, locate the drive correctly and then slide the wheel over. Worked for me.

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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

It isn't a problem with the part, it is a problem with ham fisted numpty mechanics.

True, if a little extreme .