Topic: Whirring Tach

[mono]

recently developed a "whirring" sound from the tach - it's intermittent-ish, but generally becomes audible around 3K RPMs and then increases in pitch until i shift.  i removed and lubed the tach cable and speedo cable, but it still does it from time to time.  i have the cables routed as i always have, with the tightest "bend" at around a 5" radius.

just wondering if maybe it's something inside the tach itself that needs to be lubed -- i was hesitant to spray anything into the gauge itself.

[bjbuchanan]

I wouldn't spray in to the tach, you will probably just end up staining the tach face. It could very easily be a bad cable they make noise on their way out. Do you get any bouncing of the tach too? especially when you slack off the throttle

[mono]

the needle stays quite steady, but you're probably right about the cable.  it was on the bike when i got it, and for all i know is the original tach cable.

thanks for the verification to *not* spray lube into the tach, though - i'll just replace the cable and see what happens!