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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: davidg on July 06, 2011, 08:12:27 AM

Title: magnetic speedo
Post by: davidg on July 06, 2011, 08:12:27 AM

anyone got suggestions on how to remove bezel from smiths speedo or tach clocks.want to clean face.cheers

Title: Re: magnetic speedo
Post by: Rex on July 06, 2011, 08:48:21 AM

Chronos unscrew, but the cheaper mag ones are crimped. Some say you can ease them off by going around with a small screwdriver a little at a time, but I don't see how that would leave them looking anything other than crap.

Pay for a pro job, maybe? ;)

Title: Re: magnetic speedo
Post by: Welsh Wizard on July 06, 2011, 10:42:47 AM

you should be able to get a new bezal kit to replace the one you ease off with a screw driver, check flea bay for the kits.

Title: Re: magnetic speedo
Post by: Revband on July 06, 2011, 06:00:30 PM

Yes the kits are available but just as hard to put on neatly as the removing of the old one, I made a tool with a small ball race on the end this fits in my lathe and slowly rotate the speedo assembly whilst feeding the tool in a little at a time.