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Looking for Control decals, speedo/tac faces

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by e13design, Feb 20, 2011.

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    Well, for starters there are at least three sources I can think of right off where you can get the correct switch and control lables. chacal (XJ4Ever) is one, I'll have to dig you up links for the others.

    Repainting the instrument faces represents a series of challenges; luckily the 550 Seca's cluster comes apart for easy access.

    Instrument anatomy here: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15303.html

    Seca 550 cluster removal and disassembly: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14948.html

    I found it easier to scrounge up decent instruments, then refurb and transplant them. You have to be very careful to "index" the speedometer spring/drum to the needle before you remove it, as the needle is the "stop" for the spring and thus affects preload on the drum spring. Get it wrong and the speedo will be way off.

    I may have a very clean spare unfaded voltmeter and/or fuel gauge I could be talked out of, I'll have to dig though.
     
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    Woops, what can I do if say I took the tac needle off to see how easy it would be?
     
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    Don't assume it will still be accurate once reassembled?

    Read the articles I posted links to you'll see what I'm talking about.

    If you killed your tach I might be able to help there too but again, I'll have to dig.
     
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    well Bigfitz, can i say hook up one of my friends tacs to gauge it, then reset the needle. if thats a no, then i will gladly take that Tac. just pm me about cost and whatnot.
     
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    That's what I would do, if you have another, known-to-be-accurate tach, by all means compare them.

    The problem is that the needle itself is the stop for the spring, and by removing the needle without indexing it to the spring-loaded drum, it may be preloaded less or more than originally when reinstalled.

    One way to find out. Meanwhile I'll dig thru the boneyard for a decent tach and get back to you, but it won't be immediate.
     
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