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My continuing woes with a 5 inch speedo - now 10 cables gone - help????????
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackLightning998" data-source="post: 26909" data-attributes="member: 109"><p>Hi Hugo,</p><p>Thanks for that and good to see you both again today - another year and another Series D meet with no rain during the event. I have heard of the "going backwards" problem, on this occasion though I think it is not my problem, I rode the bike on the Isle of Man quite happily, no problems (and I had ridden it 800 miles in France to without effect) and then we loaded it into a van, unloaded it (yes pushing backwards out of the van and down the ramp) and then it snapped out on track at Jurby. Then I fitted a new one, and on the way to Glen Maye it snapped at circa 12 miles (with no pushing backwards) and then a new cable again and it snapped 4 miles later (again no going in reverse).</p><p>I stripped the right angle gearbox last night and found four or five small shards of metal in the grease, so there is always the possibility of these getting themselves in the mesh of the gears I guess, they look shiny and mangled under a magnifying glass.</p><p>I must admit I am a bit stumped - but I do think there is something intermittently sticking or seizing up at the top end and holding the cable fixed sufficient for the front wheel to continue to rotate and twist the cable and snap it. </p><p>I will lift the front wheel off the ground and run it backwards and do your 17 turns and see what happens though just to check that and either confirm or dismiss it. Thanks for the advice.</p><p>It is one of those things, the intermittent type problem is a pain, I had several cables brake and then had 1500 or more miles fine, then 3 cables in quick succession.</p><p>Ohh well - I will persevere.</p><p>Many thanks for your interest, and advice.</p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackLightning998, post: 26909, member: 109"] Hi Hugo, Thanks for that and good to see you both again today - another year and another Series D meet with no rain during the event. I have heard of the "going backwards" problem, on this occasion though I think it is not my problem, I rode the bike on the Isle of Man quite happily, no problems (and I had ridden it 800 miles in France to without effect) and then we loaded it into a van, unloaded it (yes pushing backwards out of the van and down the ramp) and then it snapped out on track at Jurby. Then I fitted a new one, and on the way to Glen Maye it snapped at circa 12 miles (with no pushing backwards) and then a new cable again and it snapped 4 miles later (again no going in reverse). I stripped the right angle gearbox last night and found four or five small shards of metal in the grease, so there is always the possibility of these getting themselves in the mesh of the gears I guess, they look shiny and mangled under a magnifying glass. I must admit I am a bit stumped - but I do think there is something intermittently sticking or seizing up at the top end and holding the cable fixed sufficient for the front wheel to continue to rotate and twist the cable and snap it. I will lift the front wheel off the ground and run it backwards and do your 17 turns and see what happens though just to check that and either confirm or dismiss it. Thanks for the advice. It is one of those things, the intermittent type problem is a pain, I had several cables brake and then had 1500 or more miles fine, then 3 cables in quick succession. Ohh well - I will persevere. Many thanks for your interest, and advice. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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