Sluggish Tach'

[Cerberus]

Hi. I have just replaced the tach' cable on my 99 ex and it is now really sluggish. It only starts to register when the engine has been running a couple of seconds and is very slow in general. The cable is greased ( lightly) and there are no sharp kinks in it. What have I done wrong here guys? Cheers jim.

[IstvanBP]

I believe grease is not really the best option for lubing cables. I put regular lithium grease on my tach cable like 2 weeks ago, and it became extremely slow. I cleaned it out using wd40, and then put some used motor oil in it. Now it works perfectly

[sledge]

Replaced it with what.......a cheap sh** non oem part?

Problem could be the fact the inner cable is sitting to far into the socket in the tacho head and bottoming out. It puts pressure on the mechanism and causes it to tighten up. Symptoms are exactly what you describe

Check and make sure there are no broken pieces of cable in the tacho socket and try backing the locking collar off a few turns and see if things improve. If they do the inner cable is too long.


http://www.chronometrics.co.uk/Cables/cables.html

[Cerberus]

I do not use cheap shaZam! parts big mouth. Why don't you tell me where you live arsehole and I'll come round and show you the cable? Thought not. Coward.

[sledge]

Tsk....some people eh 

You try and help them out and they turn round and say things like that. 

Sorry I even bothered.

[rg500gamma]

           

I do not use cheap shaZam! parts big mouth. Why don't you tell me where you live arsehole and I'll come round and show you the cable? Thought not. Coward.

Sledge  is a great  guy ,  Its   A  honor  to have him on here  and help us out  ,   he is from  the   U. K.   ,  has    helped    way  too   many times  ,  he has stated  many times  that   Suzuki   OEM   parts work the best  ,  yes  I    2nd   that  statement  ...............     I have  used  his advice  of using   Motul   semi-synethic   engine  oil      and   I am at  14.000 miles   and  no shim  changes  ,  well   people   take care  SHINEY - SIDE - UP  .

[Janx101]

.... Watching....

[rg500gamma]

hey   Sledge  , just  wanted  to say thanks  for posting  that link  on  tach  cable  information  as  some  of us really  appreciate  much  needed  information .   

[ShowBizWolf]

Smh... love you Janx you yet again made me giggle out loud at work 

[z315]

I do not use cheap shaZam! parts big mouth. Why don't you tell me where you live arsehole and I'll come round and show you the cable? Thought not. Coward.

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

Whenever my tach cable did what you're describing, it was usually because it had worked itself loose.  The next step was falling out of the head, with the resulting oil leaks and burned fingers trying to put it back into a hot motor.

Also you'll find this is a pretty friendly forum full of sane people.  Seems to go with the territory with the GS, you don't buy a midsized twin sport tourer to prove how hard you are.  You may want to pull your head in a bit.

[1034am]

related question: if i remove the tach and tach cable will i have to cap the cable connection on the engine? or will it be a problem w/leakage?  thanks!

[Big Rich]

Yes, removing the cable from the engine will cause it to leak oil. Not a LOT of oil, but enough to make a mess (and it would be an entryway for dirt into the engine).

The thread pattern on the tach cable is the same as a certain sized oil pan drain plug from auto part stores. Find the thread pattern, get the plug, and then you have 2 options. First, drill a hole into the drain plug deep enough for the tach gear to spin freely. Second option: pull the head cover off the engine and remove the tach drive gear all together.

[1034am]

thanks rich!