My Speedo doesn't work!

[placidfemme]

Hard to believe a speedo cable was smoking,they don't exactly get hot in normal use,maybe if you cruised at 300kph - but I have seen them get hot and burn up when used as an earth for the headlamp say...perhaps a look at the broken cable to see if the strands are black and very brittle.

Yeah I'm not sure if it was the speedo cable... but I havn't seen the smoke since the cable was replaced. Unfortunatly I can't look at the cable to see if it's burnt or anything, because the mechanic threw it away (he chucked it towards the bin and hummed and harred because he missed lol) after he replaced it... I'll be riding home in the dark tonight so when I get home I will be able to see if it's smoking or not... I'll let you know

[placidfemme]

Ok well.. Unfortunatly the smoke is still happening. I've only noticed it twice since I got a new speedo cable, but fact remains it still smokes...

[MSTRS:Me]

Ok well.. Unfortunatly the smoke is still happening. I've only noticed it twice since I got a new speedo cable, but fact remains it still smokes...

Has anyone looked at the nylon drive gear(s) in your hub. They should be lightly greased with a high temp grease. Perhaps wrong grade in there?

[placidfemme]

nylon drive gear(s) in your hub??

Ok well I'm not even sure what that is... or where it is...

If it requires taking the farings off to see it, then the mechanic didn't look at that.

[MSTRS:Me]

nylon drive gear(s) in your hub??

Ok well I'm not even sure what that is... or where it is...

If it requires taking the farings off to see it, then the mechanic didn't look at that.

Hub = big metal bit in the middle of your wheel. Bit that the axle goes thru to hold your wheel onto the forks. Disc brake on one side of it. Speedo cable goes into the other side. Inside are the gears that drive the cable. These gears are usually made of nylon and should be lightly lubricated

[placidfemme]

Hub = big metal bit in the middle of your wheel. Bit that the axle goes thru to hold your wheel onto the forks. Disc brake on one side of it. Speedo cable goes into the other side. Inside are the gears that drive the cable. These gears are usually made of nylon and should be lightly lubricated

*feels like an idiot now* lol

Ok I know what the hub is... I just wasn't thinking (my brain is still in nuetral today).

The mechanic didn't take anything apart, when he replaced the speedo cable he just (looked like) unscrewed the cable from under the speedo, and unscrewed it from near the wheel/hub. He also never mentioned anything out of place or not right.

[MSTRS:Me]

*feels like an idiot now* lol

Ok I know what the hub is... I just wasn't thinking (my brain is still in nuetral today).

The mechanic didn't take anything apart, when he replaced the speedo cable he just (looked like) unscrewed the cable from under the speedo, and unscrewed it from near the wheel/hub. He also never mentioned anything out of place or not right.

Since everything works OK yet this smoke is concerning you, it could be time to pull the hub to bits (assuming that is where the smoke originates)