Speedo Cable Broke

[Cam]

Rode my trike to work today looked down at speedo and needle was on zero. Came home pulled it apart sure enough cable broke in half, I was surprised it was dry as a bone no lube that i could see, has any one else found there cable as dry. When i get the new one i'm gone to put a few drops of oil on it i guess just to make me feel good. its a 98 1500 with 43k on the clock.

 

[jmly]

Yep, same thing last year, I changed the gear too and used lubriplate on the cable. Works great now.

 

[John Luciano]

Usually when the cable brakes the wheel gear goes too. Change the whole cable not just the inner cable.

 

[Scott1]

Rode my trike to work today looked down at speedo and needle was on zero. Came home pulled it apart sure enough cable broke in half, I was surprised it was dry as a bone no lube that i could see, has any one else found there cable as dry. When i get the new one i'm gone to put a few drops of oil on it i guess just to make me feel good. its a 98 1500 with 43k on the clock.

Check with the dealer or shop manual to see if the cable gets oil or if it gets a graphite dry lube or silicon spray. If you put in oil and it takes a dry graphite lube or silicon spray it will bind up and break. Not everything gets regular oil.

 

[Cam]

Thanks guys i hv the cd manual, hvto check that out and i am getting the complete cable housing an all, In the passed when changing the frt tire i hv put moly grease i hv from driveshaft on the gear for the cable..

 

[Doug Nie]

Cam, Sorry to hear about the Speedo breaking.
Glad it as on the bike and not the speedo that you were wearing........lol

 

[John Luciano]

The gear breaks not because it is not lubed it is because the the cable binds up before it brakes. And stops the gear while the tire is. Moving .