Posted by Jerry on July 17, 2009, 10:10 am
So last night I'm heading towards the final stop on our ride and I
notice that my check engine light is on and the speedo isn't working.
I look down to see my speedo cable dragging on the street with the
metal cable hanging half way out. I've never checked the cable to make
sure it's tight since I've never removed it. Is this fairly common
wiht the V-Stars? I'm going to get some lock-tite for it tonight so it
doens't happen again.
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Jerry
Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BF?= on July 17, 2009, 5:49 pm
> Is this fairly common wiht the V-Stars?
I've only seen a cable come adrift about once in 45 years of riding.
> I'm going to get some lock-tite for it tonight so it
> doens't happen again.
NO! Gawd damn it, NO!
Don't use Loctite on that part! You'll have a hard time changine the
front tire and you'll to use a propane torch to melt the residue out
of the threads and that will melt the grease and the little oil seal
inside.
If you're going to use a chemical on that part use something like 3M
Weatherstripping Glue, or, even better, loop safety wire around the
cable near the
knurled nut, twist the wire and wrap the free end around the axle.
That's what we did on the race track
Posted by someone on July 18, 2009, 11:28 am
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>> Is this fairly common wiht the V-Stars?
>I've only seen a cable come adrift about once in 45 years of riding.
>> I'm going to get some lock-tite for it tonight so it
>> doens't happen again.
>NO! Gawd damn it, NO!
>Don't use Loctite on that part! You'll have a hard time changine the
>front tire and you'll to use a propane torch to melt the residue out
>of the threads and that will melt the grease and the little oil seal
>inside.
>If you're going to use a chemical on that part use something like 3M
>Weatherstripping Glue, or, even better, loop safety wire around the
>cable near the
>knurled nut, twist the wire and wrap the free end around the axle.
>That's what we did on the race track
i've always found tightening to spec or common sense works best. i've broke
em, bent em, and beat ya hoo's with them, but they never fall off after proper
connection.
i suspect sloppy quality control at the factory. it makes me sad that new
yamays are not built as well as my sr's. same with honda's.
and i would n't pay 3 cents for a hd.
Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BF?= on July 18, 2009, 12:37 pm
On Jul 18, 8:28 am, some...@some.domain wrote:
> i've always found tightening to spec or common sense works best. i've broke
> em, bent em, and beat ya hoo's with them, but they never fall off after proper
> connection.
I wrap electrician's tape around the jaws of the pliers that come in a
motorcycle's tool kit, and maybe apply 5 foot pounds of torque at most
to the knurled nut with my uncalibrated wrist.
> i suspect sloppy quality control at the factory. it makes me sad that new
> yamays are not built as well as my sr's. same with honda's.
> and i would n't pay 3 cents for a hd.
Hey! Why not blame the *assembler* who didn't tighten the part?
Quality control can't catch everything in a fast-paced environment.
I worked in aerospace quality control and we used to get blamed for
all of production and planning's screw ups.
We had people who normally worked in poultry processing plants or
housing construction or fast food restaurants trying to use a torque
wrench on aerospace assemblies without any concept of what it was all
about.
I had idiot mechanics get all pissed off at me when I suggested that
any competent mechanic should know the formula for compensating for
use of an extension arm when using a torque wrench.
Posted by someone on July 18, 2009, 5:14 pm
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>On Jul 18, 8:28 am, some...@some.domain wrote:
>> i've always found tightening to spec or common sense works best. i've bro=
>ke
>> em, bent em, and beat ya hoo's with them, but they never fall off after p=
>roper
>> connection.
>I wrap electrician's tape around the jaws of the pliers that come in a
>motorcycle's tool kit, and maybe apply 5 foot pounds of torque at most
>to the knurled nut with my uncalibrated wrist.
>> i suspect sloppy quality control at the factory. it makes me sad that new
>> yamays are not built as well as my sr's. same with honda's.
>> and i would n't pay 3 cents for a hd.
>Hey! Why not blame the *assembler* who didn't tighten the part?
>Quality control can't catch everything in a fast-paced environment.
>I worked in aerospace quality control and we used to get blamed for
>all of production and planning's screw ups.
>We had people who normally worked in poultry processing plants or
>housing construction or fast food restaurants trying to use a torque
>wrench on aerospace assemblies without any concept of what it was all
>about.
>I had idiot mechanics get all pissed off at me when I suggested that
>any competent mechanic should know the formula for compensating for
>use of an extension arm when using a torque wrench.
why not blame modern life?
assembler's make mistakes that quality control is supposed to catch. or why
bother with it?
when i buy anything more complicated than a screwdriver, i check it over and
often rebuild it.
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