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GL1100 Speedometer Drive Gear Question

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I'm at a loss with the speedometer drive gear. I removed the speedo cable at the drive gear on the front wheel of my 81 GW, lifted the wheel off the ground, gave it a spin and looked at the flat drive pin as the wheel rotated...no movement of the drive pin. My thought is the gear is done. I purchased a used one. When I took the old one off I found that the drive pin would move when I spun the collar that drives the pin gear. It worked the same as the one I bought to replace it. I cleaned everything up and found that there doesn't seem to be a way for the collar that drives the gear to make contact with the wheel. I looked at a exploded view of the front wheel but see no washer or spacer of any kind between the drive gear collar and the wheel. Am I missing something here? I'm wondering if there is a washer or spacer of some sort that is not listed on the exploded view of the front wheel assembly that comes with a new gear drive and that the PO may have lost it or it was lost during a tire change. Any help on this would be appreciated.

Dan
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deblak
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There is a metal ring with tabs on it that goes in the wheel behind the speedo gear. this is what drives the gear.It is called the retainer ring. I just had to replace mine. It is a $4.00 or $5.00 dollar part. I replaced the dust seal also. Hope this helps. Dwight
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That makes sense. I'll order one tomorrow. Thanks for the prompt reply, deblak.
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rgbeard
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Looks to me like you need item #8.

Order new dust caps while you're at it.
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*bumpin old thread*
I just had mine apart and found the prob to be the actual speedo drive does anyone know of parts source for new ones, BikeBandit and other sites don't list it (see part #1 on this diagram, then look below it is not on the available list..)

http://www.cyclepartsnation.com/pag...YCLE,_USA,_VIN#_1HFSC020-DA300101/FRONT_WHEEL
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deblak
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Part #10 is the drive gear. I think part #1 is for digital speedo. Is yours digital? Dwight
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The ears on my plastic drive gear snapped off. The only thing I found was a used assembly off ebay for ~$25.
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deblak wrote:
Part #10 is the drive gear. I think part #1 is for digital speedo. Is yours digital? Dwight
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My bad, #10 it is!
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GWNorman
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chris in va wrote:
The ears on my plastic drive gear snapped off.
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They do break eventually. Even packing with grease is no guarantee they will last.
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