how remove speedometer from guage housing? 1975 xs650b

[estcstm3]

Hi All,

My speedometer face cracked in half at the screws that keep the face on. I have read through some threads on taking the front glass off to get to the face, but I cant seem to get the speedometer itself out of the housing that holds it and the tach. Is there something holding it in? I though I could just pull up with some force but it doesnt seem to want to come.

Am i just being a puss, I hate forcing things becuase I usually break something else. If there is nothing else there then I will work it out, just dont want to break anything.

Thank!

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Have you looked into 650Skull's albums? He has 3 albums in there covering instrument repairs:

http://www.xs650.com/forum/album.php?u=316

 

[650Skull]

The rubber that holds the 74/75 gauges in the bracket, usually melts and is a pain to get the gauges out. The cups have some lugs to help hold them in place.

When the rubber melts to the gauge it wont slide out and the rubber has a grove running around the center so the gauge bracket is held in place.

some pics that may help.


Remove cup buy undoing the 2 nuts on the bottom.

The lugs, (whats left of them), that help to hold the cup in place

Damper rubber gauge mount melted to the cup

As can be seen, the recess in the rubber damper the gauge bracket sits in. Have to over come this to prise out the gauge from the bracket

 

[650Skull]

Have you looked into 650Skull's albums? He has 2 albums in there covering instrument repairs:

http://www.xs650.com/forum/album.php?u=316

Was doing this for for these gauges, and added to the album when you posted 2 many

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Yeah, I knew this was your department. Must be an ESP thing...

 

[650Skull]

Got it down pat now.

Few pics.......SD card in computer...........Pics Into folder..........resize..........post in album.....Post in thread.

10 min or so and there for a life time

 

[MrYeats]

I like the babes

 

[650Skull]

I like the babes

Yea, you have these on your 75XS2

 

[estcstm3]

Thanks Ill take a look tonight after I get home from work.

 

[estcstm3]

okay so I got my gauges out but how the hell do you get the speedometer needle off? I got the glass fronts off and the face since mine was cracked in half, but how do I get the needle off?

 

[payaso13]

Link didn't work click on next post link

 

[payaso13]

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...ww.xs650chopper.com/2009/11/...d-speedometer/

 

[650Skull]

Caution!...............Check to see if there is a stop, at the rear of the Speedometer, where the spring is mounted for needle tension.

Some of the earlier gauges i have, 74/75 don't have a needle stop on the gauge face, ( i dont have one apart and can't remember), but i think they have it where the spring is mounted. 76 -78 Standard Gauges have a needle stop on the face plate and all Special, (including 79 Standard), gauges have no needle stops at all.

Important to mark the rear drums before removing the needle and loose the spring tension. This is not covered in the link above.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

After you've adhered to 650Skull's caution above, have a look at posts #4 and #5 here:

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31305

I prefer to use the gentle sponginess of fingertips to pop off the needle...

 

[estcstm3]

not sure what the needle stop looks like, but I was able to pop the needle right off after reading those links. I marked on the case where 0 was to realign the needle.....hopefully im okay after that.