Tachometer

Is there a way to take apart the Tach on my 81 550 ltd??? One of the screws vibrated its way out, and my needle is sticking because the display is all cockeyed in there. I also want to repaint the tip of my needles red. Just wondering. thank you

any ideas?

Perhaps find some helpful info:

Click > www.zresto.com/

Good Fortune!

Thanks! it looks like it is worth a shot.

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Here's a diy option from an earlier thread ---

duncan wrote:
i've taken the tach apart but not the speedo. it's real easy if you use a dremel to cut the chrome ring, and then some jweld and hose clamp to cement it back together.

apeman wrote:
The old article suggests removing the band around the gauges by levering it up from the underside. I have found that results in too much damage to the band to make it look good after it is put back on, and crimped down. Therefore, I instead took a dremel with a cut-off wheel to the band, and sliced through it, being carefull not to damage the gauge cover. Then I slipped off the band, and did my gauge clean-up. To reinstall, I assembled the cover onto the gauge, slipped the band on, and held it tightly in place with a rubber band. Then I placed a drop of JBweld epoxy onto the gap in the band, and let it dry. (Make sure you mount the gap in the band at an location that will not be readily visible when the gauge is remounted onto the bike.) That has been working well for over a year.

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Good Fortune!

Yeah, he said they only do 1970-1980 gauges. So if I cut the chrome ring with a dremel wheel, i can get it apart? and then i gues i can just JB weld it back together?

I just relized i posted this in the wrong section, sorry. anywyay. I think im just going to buy a new tach on ebay. well, old tach, but new to me.

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You cut through the ring with a dremel disc so as not to damage it with any prying and such. Dont use a dentil pick, they break easily (from experience :laugh: )

When done, use an automotive epoxy and a simple clamp to set things up. Rou dont have to put the epoxy all the way around the ring, just a sufficent amount on either side of the cut, then clamp it all together and line things up.

Done many times, very quick and easy.

TeK9iNe wrote:

Done many times, very quick and easy.

It really is that simple huh? I'll give it a shot, worst case scenerio is.... i still have a non funtioning tach! haha so ive got nothing to lose. thanks guys. Will post back with an update once i work on it.