I was riding today and noticed that the Neutral indicator was on.. I went through all gears (done around 50Km like that, without problems but the N light on.. and it's annoying)
so what's the problem?
thanks
Not that I'm able to diagnose your bike over the internet, but it IS possible that your neutral sensor/trigger needs to be changed. It's usually easily accessible from the rear of the engine case
I think a loose neutral switch cable would ground the signal and light the indicator. Check for a loose cable on the right rear of the bike. I used needle nosed pliers to reconnect.
yeah, the sensor appears to be faulty as I disconnected the sensor and the light went off
but I don't know how to get it out.. :l there'n no room for a wrench
Bike model and year?
M300AA from 2000
I don't know if this helps (or is related) but the fuel light used to go on even with the tank full..
thanks
Quote from: tibrocks on August 18, 2012, 11:22:18 AM
yeah, the sensor appears to be faulty as I disconnected the sensor and the light went off
but I don't know how to get it out.. :l there'n no room for a wrench
What kind of wrench are you thinking about that will not fit?!?! There's plenty of room to get a socket wrench with a deep socket in there to get it out.
Quote from: DarkStaR on August 19, 2012, 11:09:13 PM
What kind of wrench are you thinking about that will not fit?!?! There's plenty of room to get a socket wrench with a deep socket in there to get it out.
and what about the wire?
If you were able to remove the wire to test the sensor you can remove it to put a socket on the sensor.
Quote from: howie on August 20, 2012, 05:05:31 AM
If you were able to remove the wire to test the sensor you can remove it to put a socket on the sensor.
+1
Quote from: howie on August 20, 2012, 05:05:31 AM
If you were able to remove the wire to test the sensor you can remove it to put a socket on the sensor.
yeah cool but to check that I just disconnected the connector. the wire can't be removed from the sensor
the sensor's coupling is too big to get the wrench through.. I don't think that cutting the wire would be an option...
cheers
dont sweat it. If the bike be revvin and you not goin, then you in neutral man. [wine]
Quote from: tibrocks on August 20, 2012, 01:00:27 PM
yeah cool but to check that I just disconnected the connector. the wire can't be removed from the sensor
the sensor's coupling is too big to get the wrench through.. I don't think that cutting the wire would be an option...
cheers
Order your new sensor. It may have a be like the newer style. Or one from a later model. The connection will be at the sensor. Until then, follow Mempor's advice. Or cut the wire and splice. Not that difficult.
You can drill a hole in the socket and run the wire through the hole...
but there are other easier solutions as stated above.
ok weird thing:
I got another switch from a '94 engine and in order to get the faulty one out, I've cut the wire.
with the switch removed and the wire disconnected, the light is off. but when I connected the sensors (both the new one and the faulty one), connected to the wire and touching the chassis (for ground) both switches worked properly (pushing the tip - the light went on and releasing it - the light goes off..)
however I've installed the new one on the bike and it works well - so far
but I'm really puzzled why they both worked as they should... I'm thinking now of something worse - maybe there's something wrong inside the gearbox - what could it be?? :(
cheers
Sticky switch perhaps?
maybe.. I don't know cause it's working quite well..
anyways, now the N indicates well, I'll have a longer run to see how it behaves
thanks