I recently needed to remove the angle drive off the back of my '95 900ss. After attaching the speedometer cable, pushing the bike around the garage causes the needle to jump around the face of the speedo in 20mph increments with a clicking sound. Any clues on what is going on?
I put the little green gear back on the speedo shaft so the shaft fits into the gear, with the key in the slot on the gear.
When I turn the shaft with my fingers, without the angle drive attached, the needle moves 1:1 with the shaft and stays where it stops.
When I assemble the parts and try to turn the speedo cable at the wheel end, I get resistance one direction and movement the other, though with no needle movement.
When I put the wheel end of the cable back in the drive and push the bike around, I get the jumping needle.
Am I missing something?
I don't think the green shaft gear is installed backward as if you reverse it it won't fit all the way into the angle drive housing.
Is this a magnetic speedo? If so I would imagine I would need lots of revs on the cable to get the needle to move, and moving the shaft with my fingers ought to have little resistance and no needle movement.
There is nothing in the factory or Haynes manuals to cover this, and I can't come up with an exploded diagram of the angle drive to ensure it's going back together properly.
Thanks!
Nick Brown
Kirkland, WA
1995 900SS/SP
I put the little green gear back on the speedo shaft so the shaft fits into the gear, with the key in the slot on the gear.
When I turn the shaft with my fingers, without the angle drive attached, the needle moves 1:1 with the shaft and stays where it stops.
When I assemble the parts and try to turn the speedo cable at the wheel end, I get resistance one direction and movement the other, though with no needle movement.
When I put the wheel end of the cable back in the drive and push the bike around, I get the jumping needle.
Am I missing something?
I don't think the green shaft gear is installed backward as if you reverse it it won't fit all the way into the angle drive housing.
Is this a magnetic speedo? If so I would imagine I would need lots of revs on the cable to get the needle to move, and moving the shaft with my fingers ought to have little resistance and no needle movement.
There is nothing in the factory or Haynes manuals to cover this, and I can't come up with an exploded diagram of the angle drive to ensure it's going back together properly.
Thanks!
Nick Brown
Kirkland, WA
1995 900SS/SP