83 Aspencade Speedo Drive box

[blfd04]

Howdy everyone,
I was wondering in what year did honda change from the metal to plastic drive gear for the speedometer? I am hoping :beg: in 83 they were still using metal. I have a speedometer that is not working, I spun the sensor with a drill and the sensor works, which now leaves the Drive box being bad, or the retainer gear that is behind the seal in the wheel. I only want to pull the front wheel off once, so if it is plastic I will order another gear box so I have it. I am asking anyone who has done this already, was your Drive Box Gear metal or plastic?
Thanks
John

 

[slabghost]

It may not be the gear. The end of the cable can be difficult to fit. It took me three tries to fit one of mine.

 

[blfd04]

I have the digital dash so I have no cable, when the wheel is spun the tab that fits into the sensor does not turn,so the issue has to be in the gearbox or the wheel.

 

[slabghost]

Didn't think there was a gear for the electric speedo drive. Maybe there is? I have no experience with those yet.

 

[Tom_Charlton]

All the speedometer drive gears I have seen are plastic.

The microfiche for the 83A does not show what is inside the box, P/N 44800-MB0-013.

There is a used box on EBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-1100-GL-G ... Rm&vxp=mtr

IMHO, you need to remove the front wheel and disassemble the speedometer box to see whether it contains a gear. I had to fix the speedometer on an 83A and I believe it had a gear inside (don't hold me to this because that was several years ago.

 

[blfd04]

Thank you for your response, and I will be checking that part out.