Matt's Garage

Friday, September 27, 2024

Rogue Oil Change

On February 12, 2023, the oil was changed on the Rogue. I forgot to record the mileage.

(February 4, 2023) The wipers on the Pulsar always had a lot of "slop" to them; they seemed to pause momentarily at each end of their stroke. I opened up the cowl to find that the bushing between the wiper motor and linkage to be missing! I searched online but could not find a suitable replacement, so I decided that I could create one myself using my 3D Printer.

After a few measurements I had a design that I felt would work. I printed the part using carbon-fiber infused nylon to give it some strength. The black part in the photos below is the newly created part.

Before installing I used some 3M silicone grease to lube the parts. The new bushing snapped into place perfectly.

No more wiper slop!

Pulsar Odometer Repair

(January 16th, 2023) The odometer never worked on the Pulsar when we bought it and it was registered with unknown mileage. The speedometer and trip meter functioned, so I knew I had a chance of fixing the problem.

Removing the gauge cluster on a Pulsar NX is not terribly difficult. Remove the steering column cover, the cluster bezel and the switch pods will give you access to the cluster.

The cluster then simply pulls out after removing the four screws that hold it into place.

Removing the speedometer also was not difficult after unsnapping the Lexan cover and unscrewing the corresponding screws in the back of the cluster. Once I had the speedometer pulled I could see the issue: the first odometer gear had a broken tooth and would not engage the drive. To fix this I removed the odometer gears by gently opening the metal brackets at each end, you can do this with a small screwdriver and pry the two prongs apart. I then removed the broken gear and "sacrificed" the six digit of the odometer by shifting all remaining gears towards the drive gear.

Since we had no idea how many miles were on the car I simply reset the odometer to a nice round number: 100,000.

Before reinstalling I used a power drill to spin up the speedometer for a bit and ensure the odometer worked as expected. Another part of the car working again!

Pulsar Ignition Switch Bezel

The ignition switch bezel was missing on the Pulsar when we bought it, so I designed and printed a replacement on January 2nd, 2023.

Pulsar Air Idle Control Valve Connector Change

The connector on the Air Idle Control Valve was barely hanging on, so I ordered a replacement from Z1 Motorsports and replaced it. As usual, connections were soldered and heat shrink was used to make the connections durable and look good. This work was done on January 14th, 2023.

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