Re: [ST] electrical demons (sorry longish)

[Rupert Galea <rgalea@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I had most of the electrical systems go down at the tail end of an all day
> rain ride a few months after aquiring the '99 in July '01.  Spedo went first,
> then turn signals, passing, hi-lo, etc.  The magnet in the spedo pickup had
> frozen due to no lube and too much moisture, and the contacts in the swtich
> housings were somewhat corroded.  Cleaned 'em up, used dielectric grease on
> the switch contacts, freed/lubed/re-assembled the pickup and never had another
> problem.  Suspect previous owner liked to stop at the hi-pressure car wash.

Interesting. My speedo pickup gave out on the Blue Ridge Parkway
(pissing down) and my front wheel bearing gave up at 22.5K. When the
wheel bearings gave out I thought that perhaps the PO had used a
pressure washer but I never made the connection with the speedo
pickup.

Is lubing the speedo pickup obvious and easy?
Rupert
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