speedo sending unit died

[jim chapman]

http://klrworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=138 Above is a link that has extensively tested on the topic of pipes and jet kits, all can read and make up their own minds...... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[dooden]

Might be eating some crow here soon.... Mine stopped last night. Subject to further investigation. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote: > > And to whom do you owe the pleasure of thanking for having front > wheel last ? > > Sounds like maybe not assy correctly, narly a problem with mine on my > A15, but only "I" have taken the wheel off the bike since new. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Richard Bessey wrote: > > > > I gotta share this with everyone to see if anyone had any > suggestions. > > > > I was riding home the other day after a 100+ day of riding, when > the > > front of the bike bumped like I hit a small bump in the road. No > bumps > > in the road, and I noticed my speedo stopped working. I pulled over > and > > after some quick detective work found the speedo sending unit had > made a > > 180 degree turn and was upside down. I babied it home and got it > taken > > apart last night. > > > > Long story short, the assembly was packed full of grease, > everything > > looked good except the gears kept hanging when trying to spin them. > > After further investigation, I find the gear that connects to the > speedo > > cable bad been boring into the case of the unit, and the gear is no > > longer where it was supposed to be, causing the teeth of the gears > to > > hang up and cause it to hang up, flip 180 degrees, and break the > speedo > > cable. > > > > Is this normal on these KLR's? Anyone else with similar issues? The > unit > > was packed full of grease, so I don't think lube is an issue. > Wondering > > if its a part that simply wore out (33,000 miles on an 89 KLR) > > > > I got the parts ordered off of Ebay for under $50 shipped to my > door, > > hopefully be here by the end of the week. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Richard Bessey > > System Administrator > > Vivio Technologies > > >