Broken SPEEDOMETER GEAR, 97 Tour

[dennis_obryan1965@msn.com]

After putting front tire back on my 97 Tour  I rode the valk about 1/10 mile and speedometer quit working.
Took it home and investigated and found that the male end in the speedometer gear, where the cable slides in was broken off. 
I am getting ready to replace the gear but would like to know if this is something that I done wrong so i dont repeat the same mistake.
I have had the front wheel off several times and have never had a problem.

GEAR, SPEEDOMETER
44806-MR1-003  001 $23.02

[R J]

Without watching how you do it, it is hard to tell if you did someting wrong.

I will however say this, they are touchy, and any bind will cause failure.....

I have 241,000 on mine and so far, knock on wood, I've only lost 1 speedo head.

That was due to a driver failurer ro comply.....

[Red Diamond]

I have 241,000 on mine and so far, knock on wood, I've only lost 1 speedo head.

That was due to a driver failurer ro comply.....

I would think that your home is built out of wood, but with 241,000 miles on your bike, I'd bet you are not home often enough to knock on anything.