Re: Speedo Help

[Bob Hadden <kbhadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, It turns out there are some things you can do on your own with a 
speedo.  I found a link that shows how to open up the casing and did 
just that.  Cleaned up the face and glass, and put it all back 
together.  Turns out the real problem was that the drive cable was 
sticking in too far into the casing and causing the gauge to hang up.  
Snipping the cable end by 1/8 inch fixed the sticking indicator.

You can see the page I found at 
http://vjmc.org/techtips/speedo_repair.htm.

Thanks for your comments.  I will likely go to a shop for a new bezel 
installation at a later date, but my do it yourself repair gets this 
bike on the road for now.

Bob Hadden '98RS, '62 R27

On May 30, 2004, at 8:27 AM, Marco S Hyman wrote:

> Bob Hadden writes:
>> Can anyone on the list point me to some info on old speedometers?  I
>
> Yep.
>
>> have recently bought an R27, and the speedo seems to need lubrication.
>> I can't figure  out how to get the case open.  Any ideas?
>
> You're not going to like the answer.   You cut the bezel off to get at
> the insides, preferably on a lathe.   Putting a new bezel back on
> requires rolling the edge over the case, again on the lathe.  At least
> that is the only way I've seen it done.
>
> Other options are to send it to palo alto speedo, or hollywood speedo,
> or the guy in Austin (forget his name).   Best to take your question
> to the /2 mailing list -- http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/slash2/
> Don't let the name scare you away.   The singles, /3, and other beemers
> of that era are also discussed.   They probably have other ideas.
>
> // marc

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