03 Escape- dead speedo

[RMKcowboy]

And no, its not the flimsy little key in the end of the drive shaft. Cable isn't broken either. How common is a failure either in the speedo itself or in the drive unit under the secondary?

 

[mtnsledder]

I'd check the driveshaft bearing first, pretty common failure if you don't grease them every few rides.

 

[RMKcowboy]

I'd check the driveshaft bearing first, pretty common failure if you don't grease them every few rides.

Can you read? I already checked it and its fine. And it hadn't had any grease in it since spring 07! But, I don't put that many miles on my sleds usually

 

[mtnsledder]

I can read and I see no mention of you checking the driveshaft bearing, I was just trying to help.

I have had the speedo quit working on two previous 02 RMKs and both times the driveshaft bearings had failed.

I will not bother you in the future.

 

[RMKcowboy]

I can read and I see no mention of you checking the driveshaft bearing, I was just trying to help.

I have had the speedo quit working on two previous 02 RMKs and both times the driveshaft bearings had failed.

I will not bother you in the future.

No hard feelings on this end, I was just trying to joke with you a little bit. Sorry it came off wrong.

 

[Lake Cle Elum]

I guess is the cable spins at the upper end, it's the speedo head (I've had them go bad). If not, it's it's the cable or drive. Like Ken said, the bearing going bad can do it...

 

[skis_n_skid]

How common is a failure either in the speedo itself or in the drive unit under the secondary?

The drive unit is just a simple gear drive mechanism. I believe the only way it would fail would be to bind up and cause the key to break. If the key is still intact, I'm pretty sure that eliminates the drive mechanism as a possible cause.

Since you said it isn't the key, and the cable isn't broken, I assume you've already disconnected the cable at the speedo end and taken the drive unit off and turned the key by hand to make sure the cable was spinning at the speedo end? Once you do that you've eliminated everything but the speedo itself.

 

[RMKcowboy]

What I did was unscrew the cable from the speedo and tried to pull the inner cable out of the housing. Tried it at the other end too, and the cable wouldn't pull out of the housing so that tells me the cable isn't broken. I wasn't sure if the drive unit might have plastic gears or something in it that would fail. So, sounds like the speedo... can it be repaired or so I need to hit up the classifieds?

 

[xcrash911]

the inner cable should pull out easily from one end or the other in my experience. maybe take both ends off and see if the inner cable turns in the housing and is turning on the other end??

 

[theultrarider]

I'm betting that it is the cable broke somewhere in the middle. Take it off from the speedo end lift your sled and run it and see if it is turning???? Most likely pinched or melted from a pipe. Like was said, it should pull out of the casing.

 

[RMKcowboy]

I'm betting that it is the cable broke somewhere in the middle. Take it off from the speedo end lift your sled and run it and see if it is turning???? Most likely pinched or melted from a pipe. Like was said, it should pull out of the casing.

Not pinched or melted by the pipe. The cable has a small crimp on each end that prevents it from being pulled all the way through from one end to the other.