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Reply #15 - 08/18/09 at 10:31:14

Charon wrote on 08/18/09 at 10:09:42:

The speedometer drive cable turns only when the transmission output turns. If the squeal is still there when the motorcycle isn't moving, the speedometer drive cable isn't it..

Our usual speedo squeal isn't in the drive,... it's in the spring bezel mount... not usual at idle, but still possible..

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danibugg Junior Member Offline Posts: 59 PNW Gender:	Re: This squeal is driving me NUTS (not brake rela Reply #16 - 08/18/09 at 17:26:41 Ding ding ding! Speedo for the win. The noise stops when I rest my palm gently on top of the speedo glass (plastic?). Now how do I make it go away for good, as that is not a preferable way of riding? Thanks for the help all
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Reply #17 - 08/18/09 at 18:16:10

First you pull the seat,.. to pull the tank,... then you flip the tank over, (drain it first)... a put some silicone caulk on the three springs that go around the speedo mounting screws...
then you put it all back,... and pray... Huh

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danibugg Junior Member Offline Posts: 59 PNW Gender:	Re: This squeal is driving me NUTS (not brake rela Reply #18 - 08/18/09 at 20:14:41 Should have thought to check there Thanks again! Looks sort of like a pain, but I'm sure it will be worth it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: This squeal is driving me NUTS (not brake rela Reply #19 - 08/18/09 at 20:20:27 Or gently pry it up & slip some very thin foam rubber under it. I took mine out & cut some self adhesive 1/16th thick black foam rubber to fit the edge of the speedo. If you could just get something under there till you had a reason to pop the tank, like doing the valves, you could save a hassle maybe.
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Re: This squeal is driving me NUTS (not brake rela
Reply #20 - 08/19/09 at 05:15:42

Serowbot wrote on 08/18/09 at 18:16:10:

First you pull the seat,.. to pull the tank,... then you flip the tank over, (drain it first)... a put some silicone caulk on the three springs that go around the speedo mounting screws...
then you put it all back,... and pray... Huh

More details available in the tech section... Wink

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1179104436

Instead of the silicone, I cut some rubber hose and made fat washers to go on the 3 mounting screws along with the springs and washers. Seems to work fine that way.

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