My tach isn't taching anymore

[Rijko]

The part on the engine you screw the cable in,
is prone to leaking.
Not a bad idea to ride around without a cable
for a bit to see if it drips engine oil.

[Guest]

When you say to grease the spindle, is tha the non-engine-square-end of the wire? Can I just dip it in lithium grease? Or do I have to dissasemble things? My new wire is arriving tomorrow (hopefully, I accidentally ordered it to my old adress).

[Rich82GS750TZ]

No, by spindle I mean the threaded piece sticking out the bottom of the Tachometer, the part the the square wire of the tach cable fits into. Just don’t spray anything up in there that could reach the tach face and glass or you’ll have a mess. When you get the new cable you can completely remove the wire out the engine end and lube it easily with oil or whatever.

In fact, don’t ever ride with the cable connected at the tach but disconnected at the engine. The wire will just fall right out and you’ll have a useless empty cable.