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Speedo Woe
We had an unusually warm spell in November that enabled an extended riding season.
I took the Bagger out for a 100 mile ride, and halfway through the trip, the speedometer started sounding like a turbine whine. By the time I got home, it was making a loud ZZZHHHHHTTTTT sound continuously.
I found the input coupler shaft was loose in the die cast housing.
When I was assembling the bike over the summer, I had noticed the speedometer seemed unusually noisy, so I removed the reed switch and used the shaft of a broken Q-Tip to dab a spot of lithium grease on the worm gear. Since it looked hard to get grease inside the input coupler shaft, I put a couple of drops of oil in there for good measure. Seemed happy at the time, but it only lasted 2,000 miles.
So, it was apparent I would have to replace or repair the speedometer. The cosmetics were almost like new, and I really wanted to preserve the odometer reading. I decided to pay $$ to have it repaired professionally.
There is a local shop near my home that has decades of experience, but their web sire suggested they specialized more in the cosmetic repair more then the mechanical stuff.
I found Joel Levine in Georgia, with a web site that suggested more capability for mechanical repair. I sent it there and paid $275 + $9 shipping (ouch) to have it rebuilt.
The quality of the work is as good as it gets. The crimp around the can has very small, neat, evenly spaced nibble marks on the unexposed surface,... and nothing at all on the visible surface
The mechanical feel is very tight (not wobbly) and very smooth again.
I can't wait for a warm spell to hear it (or not hear it) spin again.
I thought other might like to hear about a repair option for Speedometers and get feedback about a good vendor.
I took the Bagger out for a 100 mile ride, and halfway through the trip, the speedometer started sounding like a turbine whine. By the time I got home, it was making a loud ZZZHHHHHTTTTT sound continuously.
I found the input coupler shaft was loose in the die cast housing.
When I was assembling the bike over the summer, I had noticed the speedometer seemed unusually noisy, so I removed the reed switch and used the shaft of a broken Q-Tip to dab a spot of lithium grease on the worm gear. Since it looked hard to get grease inside the input coupler shaft, I put a couple of drops of oil in there for good measure. Seemed happy at the time, but it only lasted 2,000 miles.
So, it was apparent I would have to replace or repair the speedometer. The cosmetics were almost like new, and I really wanted to preserve the odometer reading. I decided to pay $$ to have it repaired professionally.
There is a local shop near my home that has decades of experience, but their web sire suggested they specialized more in the cosmetic repair more then the mechanical stuff.
I found Joel Levine in Georgia, with a web site that suggested more capability for mechanical repair. I sent it there and paid $275 + $9 shipping (ouch) to have it rebuilt.
The quality of the work is as good as it gets. The crimp around the can has very small, neat, evenly spaced nibble marks on the unexposed surface,... and nothing at all on the visible surface
The mechanical feel is very tight (not wobbly) and very smooth again.
I can't wait for a warm spell to hear it (or not hear it) spin again.
I thought other might like to hear about a repair option for Speedometers and get feedback about a good vendor.
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