speedometer issues

[lifeinohio]

Recently I was riding home from work and my speedometer cable popped out of the mount down by the front wheel.  So I ordered a new one and put it on...and now I still can't get it to work.  If I unscrew the cable at the wheel I can make the speedo work by chucking it into my drill and spinning it and I also took the whole cable assembly and turned it around and remounted it but still nothing.  Anybody got any ideas???

[Speeddog]

You can pull the front wheel out and remove the speedo drive unit, see if it's broken.

[lifeinohio]

Yeah, I was hoping I didn't have to do that, I would have to get a front end stand first, I have been thinking about getting one...good excuse to spend more money!

[erkishhorde]

If you have a rear stand and a garage you can cheap out and use tie down to ratchet up the front end from the rafters.