Inner Speedo cable removal ?

[Lyle Laun]

The speedometer inner cable on my standard failed. I removed the cable from the speedo and pulled out the inner cable. It appears to have broke off about 4” up from the hub. I them removed the whole cable and am trying to remove the 4” of the failed inner cable.

My question(s)
- what is on the bottom end of the inner cable ?
- Shouldn't the failed piece just drop out of the bottom of the cable ?

 It isn't dropping out, I assume it's the failed inner cable holding it up, any ideas how to get it out or do most of you just replace the complete cable ?

Thanks
Lyle Laun

[97BLKVALK]

Lyle,

Looks like you can buy inner only, but if I were a betting man I would guess the housing has been compromised and replace the whole unit.

Less than $20 from Rocky Mtn Parts


https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/oem-schematic/20

Michael

[sandy]

Grab the end of the cable and swing it around rapidly.

[Lyle Laun]

Thanks guys, I will get a new one on order.

Regards
Lyle

[Tfrank59]

 yeah I went the route of replacing just the inner cable and it only lasted a couple thousand miles before it broke, and then I bought a whole new cable including the outer casing and it's been lasting for 30k so far. Curious I guess it's not in your post but how many miles on your bike before it broke?

[vanagon40]

. . . Looks like you can buy inner only, but if I were a betting man I would guess the housing has been compromised and replace the whole unit. . . .

yeah I went the route of replacing just the inner cable and it only lasted a couple thousand miles before it broke, and then I bought a whole new cable including the outer casing and it's been lasting for 30k so far. . . .

I agree.

My cable broke at 36,000 miles. I replaced only the inner cable. It broke again at 43,000 miles: I replaced only the inner cable. It broke again before 50,000 miles: I replaced the entire cable.

Always broke at the same spot, but I could see no damage to the cable (and was not aware of any external cause that might have damaged the cable).

[Bagger John - #3785]

How often are you folks removing, cleaning and re-greasing the inner cable?

I do mine every couple of years or at an air-filter change, whichever comes first. A good synthetic grease (Park's cycle grease or similar) is what I've used throughout.

[Bone]

Mine broke at 115k the new one has 45k.

Haven't lubed either one.

[Tfrank59]

 well there may be something to that cleaning and oiling thing because the OEM cable on mine broke at about 35k, and the new one that I put in there has gone about 50k or more (and I've never lubed it). But I wonder if the original one would have gone farther had I or the previous owner cleaned and lubed it

[Bone]

I don't remember my broken cable being dry.

There is a lot of things I don't remember 

[Tfrank59]

 Yeah I hear you about the forgetfulness thing. But you got some really good life out of your OEM cable if yours made it to 115 K, as I said mine only made it to about 35k. Actually I didn't even know speedometer cables require maintenance and not saying I'm going to do the maintenance.

[Lyle Laun]

I don’t know the mileage on this cable but my other standard speedo cable failed around 45,000 miles. I've never lubed them and at less than $20 for a complete cable, I might not ever bother.

Lyle