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Weird Tachometer Issue

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This morning I went for a ride and I noticed my tach wasn't working at all. The threaded ferrule on the tach side sometimes comes loose and the cable drops out. When I got where I was going, I checked it and it was tight. I removed the cable from the tach and noticed it wasn't spinning. I grabbed the end and pushed it down into the cable and it started spinning. Weird but ok. I threaded it back in and once again, nothing.
What's going on here? Why is the rod part of the cable not staying put when it's in the tach?
 
If you're working on some model of a GS Suzuki, I'd try, Grab the end and pull it out of the cable and see what happens. Hopefully part of it will pull all the way out. Simple fix, new cable. If you're working on something else it may be different.
 
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rphillips said:
If you're working on some model of a GS Suzuki, I'd try, Grab the end and pull it out of the cable and see what happens. Hopefully part of it will pull all the way out. Simple fix, new cable. If you're working on something else it may be different.
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Sorry, I should have posted the bike I'm working on. It's an 82 GS1100 GK. Should I be able to pull the rod all the way out of the cable, or not? If I remember correctly, my speedo cable came all the way out. I greased it and put it back in. No issues.
 
You can pull it out from the bottom, if you pull it out from the tach end, it's broke.
 
rphillips said:
You can pull it out from the bottom, if you pull it out from the tach end, it's broke.
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Oh, so you mean it should not move up towards the tach, but should be inserted and removed from the bottom (engine side)? If that's the case, then yes. Apparently its broke!
 
I happens. This is the pic of the engine end of my tach cable a few weeks ago. Worked when I parked the bike up for the winter. Broken on first run this spring. Yes, if you can pull the innards up through the top, it's broken. You'll see when you undo the bottom end.
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Confirmed. I pulled it off and the slotted end stayed on the engine! Ordered a new one.

Thanks for the help!
 
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