Hello. Just found you folks and it looks like a great site.
I have a year 2000 Pantera 1000. The short stubby speedo cable behind the right angle drive is done. I've removed the drive along with one of the broken cable parts...the easy one in the drive input. Anybody got any ideas on how I get the broken cable out of the small drive source hole?? It's back in there with no portion protruding to get a hold of. Dave.

I have always removed them with a magnet. If that does not work sometimes you can blow compressed air into the hole and it will force the small piece out. You should remove the 3 bolts from the bearing support and check the brg. sometime when the bearing is starting to fail it will break the cable off. Make sure you remove the inner cable from the speedo cable and lube it with cold weather grease before you ride again. or it will break agian if the cable is getting tight.
Rob

A very tiny right angled pick usually does the trick for hooking it. Be sure to check the bearing as its very common for it to be the cause of the failure. I grease mine at least every second weekend.

Rick.

Rob, ZR,

Please clarify for me what you're referring to when you talk about the 'bearing'. Are you talking about the right angle drive that you can remove by taking off the 3 nuts? Probably not. Are you referring to the main assembly i.e., the stubby cable drive source?
Last week I got lucky and was able to remove the broken piece inside the hole. It broke again and this time I'm not so lucky. And yes, it broke again because I was negligent re the speedo cable lubing. Live and learn. Thanks for your help on this. Dave

I/we are referring to the bearing on the backside of the speedo drive which is the LH driveshaft bearing, have a close look especially since you've now broken the drive pin twice.

Happy trails

Rick.

montfort, goodluck trying to pick it out or using a magnet. (you guys must have better luck than me).try what was mentioned first but if that doesnt work heres what you do. where the drive "key"goes into the drive axle there is a round "boss"get a small (4 inch)pair of vicegrips and clamp them onto the small round peice.not too tight or you will distort it but if it is not tight enough they will slip off. turn the vicegrips back and fort with a slight pulling motion and the little drive peice will pull out. now you can remove the broken key quite easily.to put it back in just lightly tap it .i found if you remove the secondary clutch it gives you more room to work. you will need to remove the airvent above your left foot and there is a 10 mill bolt in there remove it and remove the screw from the back of the hook the hood bungee hooks to now the belly pan will pull out far enough to allow the secondary to slide off.also before you put it together put the key in the gearbox and spin it by hand in the direction it would spin if installed on sled .make sure it turns all the way without catching if not get a new gear box or you will keep breaking the keys

Thank you all for your help on this. Dave

frigg that happened to my 98 ext 600 at least 4 times. always happend on a cold morning. sucks when u cant tell how fast u r going. yeh, better make sure your bearing is still, its not hard to check. have fun getting that sucker out, magnet should work.

In my case I put it down to not lubing the main speedo cable. I've been lubing the bearing regularly but help me out here. What is it about this bearing that can toast the inner (stubby) cable? Is it excessive play that does it as it gets worn? If it seized wouldn't think that would do it?
Haven't had any luck with a magnet. The first time it broke I tried this but no go. Lucked in by using a tiny screw that I inserted just a short way into the splayed cable end and then withdrew the broken piece. This didn't work the next time and that's when I found you folks. Thanks again. Dave