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Actually, after thinking about it more. It might not be a snapped cable. The trip meter still works. Not sure about its accuracy, but it still turns. It's just the needle is broken, and doesn't turn, and has no light. Plus the whining sound. I think I will still take it apart today and...

Thanks all for the tips :) I will take it apart tomorrow or so. I had a tough few days of exams just now. Anyone can tell me where's a good place to get a replacement speedo cable around Waterloo/Milton, Ontario region? What about the bulb for the speedo instrument? I don't want to...

HI all :), I have had my 83 XS400 Maxim for a little more than 4 months. Shortly after getting the bike, I noticed a constant high pitched whining/whirring sound coming from the speedometer region. At times it would be absent, then come back, usually triggered by a turn lean or a incline...

Btw. Any idea where to find a replacement bolt? Do Yamaha dealers carry those?

I didn't word that very well. What I meant was that many people online say Grip-Tite is easy to break due to some component inside being plastic. Since the set I mentioned just now is made to also work with Impact Wrenches, it must be pretty tough, and near impossible to break. The worst...

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/Sockets/SocketSets/PRD~0581207P/Mastercraft+Maximum+Impact+Bolt+Remover+Set%2C+13-pc.jsp?locale=en This is a pretty good looking set too...hmmmm... With that sale price, I'm tempted... Which ones you think would work better!? I mean this set is...

Just bought it the other day, 5 bucks off at @25 with another 5 MIR. Hopefully this tool will help. As far as I understand, this tool relies on all the little stubs inside hugging the flat edges of the bolt. If the sides aren't even or whatnot, it might cause the stubs to shift and the...

OOOH thanks~ Not sure how come I didn't get a hit on that before... Just changed just the oil this time cus that bolt is stuck. I'll change the oil next time well before the regular interval, and I'll get that tool and try it out. Thanks again :) - JW

You wouldn't happen to know where the gifter got it? I can't find it in Canada.

Found kind of a hack solution. Got some Rubber engine vacuum port caps. Cut down to a size where it's slightly longer than the length needed, so there is some compression to hold down the cap slight in the cavity when the case is closed; serving the same purpose as a spring. Shoved the...

Well here's what it's SUPPOSE to look like.. My front, and the casing look pretty much the same as the one in the video. Except the back innards are all missing. The gaskets, seal, and spring are all not there. Just a gasket layer made out of I-dunno-what. I wonder how it even NOT leaked at...

Ummm... need help guys... So I took apart the petcock.. I'm dumbfounded by what I found. Pictures Attached:banghead: No spring, no vacuum suction part, no rubber stud seal. :wtf: Any recommendations from any of you? I plan to go to home depot and see if they have some kind of rubber...

SWEET!! I'll install it together with my petcock assignment this weekend! :D

Thanks for the inputs, the PO comment makes sense now you speak of it that way. I know~ I know~ get a fuel filter~~~ lol I see that comment everywhere on this forum. I already got a pkg of 5 off of ebay. Was planning on install them once I determine and get the appropriate line clamps. I...

That would be really helpful. :) thanks

Oh. We are talking about the same thing for the tube. I consider that port on the boot a part of the engine, since it is bolted to it; engine intake, carb outlet, same thing. But on mine, are both plugged up. See pictures. Ok fine. It's always gravity fed. But ours is supposed to be...

By 'each carbs', do you mean each cylinder? Because the fuel line goes to the carbs, and the vacuum lines are attached to the engine. I will post a picture later today. As far as I know from searching online and on this forum, I have a stock vacuum actuated petcock. It has Res, ON, and Pri...

Hi All, My 83 Maxim did not have a vacuum tube attached to the petcock when I bought it several months ago. It ran, however I'm not sure how well it did since I have no reference for comparison. I rode it for short distances to the gas station and such a few times. There have been several...

Sweet! How much was the battery? I go to school and the bike is in Waterloo, I called CarQuest there and nobody answered. Edit: They're closed on Sundays Great info! :)

lol That's a shame. My eyes lit up when I read that deal on this thread. I'm from China, and yes, some seriously crappy stuff come out of there. I'll keep a look out for Taiwanese made when I buy a new battery. I recently got this bike, I just want it to be somewhat reliable. Currently it...