• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Speedo sensor failure - '11 TE310

mnb

mnb

Husqvarna
Pro Class
I noticed my speedo was always reading zero. I looked at the sensor cable and it was bent 90 degrees right where the thicker, reinforced part ends. I tried to straighten it out as much as I could, but I couldn't get the speedo/odo working again. It's about $50 for a new sensor cable.

I would rather this not happen again. Has anyone else had this problem? Any recommendations for preventing it from occurring in the future? I'm thinking some extra heat shrink to extend the reinforcement...
 
My speedo stopped once, too. The little magnetic puck had come out of its holder on the brake disc. It's just held there by magnetic force. By some miracle, it popped out, but restuck itself to the disc! I popped it back in with a little superglue.
 
I forgot how my 09TE450's magnet is but have had Enduroengineerings on a KTM (same magnet) that used a circlip- I kinda remember mine having a circlip as well- but am not sure now...

As for the sensor/cable I have spliced many and repaired a few- I have broken the sensor in half and have had the wire short. The connector may be different at the speedometer- but you could use the stock connectors and solder to the EnduroEngineering Ktm Set up like <this> motion pro also makes a good speedo wire and sensor for this set up (maybe the same)....

Personally I bought some sensors from DigiKey and splice it in to the old speedo wire- usually all damage occurs near the bottom anyway (within inches of the sensor if not the sensor)- I have used heat shrink to protect and seal the new sensor/wire to the old speedo wire and connect wires by soldering. Or you could just buy a new speedo wire like you initially thought of..

Ultimately- the wire and sensor are going to get beat up down there- all you can do is protect the wire by routing it the best and using zip ties to keep it as flush as possible to the caliper. This is what I do...

(bassically here's how this system works: there's 2 wires and the sensor- every time the sensor is near the magnet- the circuit closes inside the sensor- the speedo then recieves the pulse of closed/open circuit over and over as the wheel spins= its rate determins speed/ distance by calculation. This can be tested with an ohm meter, ensure the magnet is "magnetic" and ensure the sensor works, and ensure your wires have continuity to the sensor or if the sensor is working continuity between the 2 wires at the speedo when the sensor is aligned properly with the magnet.)
 
On a mostly unrelated note...

I'm searching through the workshop manual for info on the sensor and I see the TE has a gear position sensor. And yet, it's not displayed. Why put in a sensor if you don't have a display that supports using it? And if it does support it, why no workee? I'm a lazy shifter and new to close ratio transmissions, so sometimes it sure would rock to be able to glance down and see that 4 that I thought was a 3, for example...
 
the gear sensor is for ignition and fueling (the ecu knows)
All mine ever told me on my stock speedo was neutral- then it died from 4 days of riding in the rain, and I've been using a trail-tech vector ever since... stock lasted me 6 months. I personally change gears alot and wouldn't pay attention to a gear indicator only the sound of the motor and feel of the power needed. It wouldn't have been hard for them to wire in a speedo that could do it but maybe it has to do with what they had and the limitations of the display- its pretty small. Good ideas always come in after the deal has been signed.
 
HUSKYnXJnWI said:
Good ideas always come in after the deal has been signed.
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Yup, once you have time to really think something through. And more often than not, it's too late. It would be really nice if there were a neutral indicator, though. It's a little fussy to find on the x-lite 310.
 
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