Triumphrat

RANCAM · 11-09-2006, 11:10 AM

I have noticed lately a squealing sound coming from the speedometer head. It seems to go away when i decelerate down to 35 mph. anybody else had this problem?

Thanks
Randy

muss · 11-09-2006, 11:47 AM

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I have noticed lately a squealing sound coming from the speedometer head. It seems to go away when i decelerate down to 35 mph. anybody else had this problem?

yup, had my speedo replaced under warranty. noise was still there. rather than deal with the dealership again i bought a new speedo cable and i haven't had any trouble since.

Normandy · 11-09-2006, 01:05 PM

At the risk of repeating myself, EVERYONE should take a few minutes to remove the speedo cable, slide out the core, bathe it in white lithium grease and take a good look at it cause you will never have to look at it again. The thin oil that T puts on the core is fine for clutch cables but not for high speed speedo cables.

SpeedyPete · 11-09-2006, 06:02 PM

My speedo cable literally fell out of the can one day this spring. I just popped her back in, tightened the lock ring and Bob's your uncle. Never had a problem before or since.

... just in case you were curious.

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RANCAM · 11-09-2006, 08:56 PM

Thanks for the info.

I'll pull it tomorrow and greaser up.

Thanks again

Randy

Tommo · 03-15-2007, 12:57 PM

Hope you got your speedo problem fixed. Just wanted to tell everyone that I had the exact same problem: howling noise when the weather got cold and when I went above a certain speed. The dealer was useless. He claimed he greased and regreased everything but after 3 times it never got fixed. I got fed up and ust bought louder pipes.

Then after reading this thread, I decided to try lubing it myself and to use a good lithium grease. Here's what I did. removed the cable core. Soaked itin varsol to clean. Lubed it well with lithium grease in tube form and sprayed the heck out of it with spray lithium grease. Sprayed a bit into the housing for good measure and reinstalled.

Took it for a test drive and it worked like a charm. It's minu 1 Celsius (30 Faranheit) and I was able to get up to 120 kph (70 mph) and not a peep from the speedo! Decided to come back home before my n*ts froze off.

This is one of the best days of my life!!!! :-D

eagle · 03-15-2007, 04:43 PM

<<when i decelerate down to 35 mph>>

It's a special warning device that Triumph fitted, which isn't in the owners handbook - it means you're going TOO SLOW!!!! :razz: :razz: :razz: