How to remove wiring under fender

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Apr 29, 2017 | 06:08 PM

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texashillcountry

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Originally Posted by WP50

"But it's tight as a frogs ***!"

And just how do know this??? Uhh Never mind

WP

Man I think I can speak for everyone on this forum and say we really don't want to know how you know that a frogs *** is tight!!!!

Which I will take your word for BTW...

Apr 30, 2017 | 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by texashillcountry

I just had this same problem on my sons Rebel.
Turned out the socket had corrosion on it preventing the circuit from completing.
I cleaned the socket and the light worked again.

Do you mean the back part that touched the bulb or further back in the socket ?

Apr 30, 2017 | 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle G.

It might be easier to just remove the fender than the rear wheel.

thats an idea I will look into

Apr 30, 2017 | 06:42 AM

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Nevermind the frogs *** gentleman! Let's keep focus on the wiring :-)

Apr 30, 2017 | 09:32 AM

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Do you mean the back part that touched the bulb or further back in the socket ?

The case (metal) of the bulb needs good contact to the socket. That how it gets its ground to work. I keep a couple of these in the tool box just for cleaning the sockets that have gotten corroded over time.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-1-2...3272/100142649

One I cut the brush down some and bent at a 90 degree to get in some light sockets that are tough to get at.

WP

Apr 30, 2017 | 10:25 AM

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1997bagger

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If you have a jack it would be safer to to just remove the rear tire, that harness is still fastened to the under side of the fender and would need to roll the fender up to unfasten it. The possibilty of scratching the paint with repaint costs out weighing the safeness of dropping the tire and a good time for a bearing repack

My buddy at work just removed his rear harness on a Electra, hit a bump and the tire removed it for him. He was ready for a tire anyway so it was just of matter of finding a harness

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"But it's tight as a frogs ***!"

And just how do know this??? Uhh Never mind

Some things are better to just keep to yourself, it's still better to be judged than pointed at.

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Apr 30, 2017 | 11:08 AM

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Here is how we test intermittent problem childs at our Navistar Truck dealership, we load the wires in question with a head light. A ohm meter and the small load from a test light can still test good. It may save you from pulling the fender or tire if the harness tests good.

Example, disconnect your wiring harness from under the seat and turn signal, connect your purple wire and the ground wire to the head light at the turn signal end, supply a 12v positive to the purple wire and a ground to the ground wire at the harness end under the seat. Leave the head light draw on the wire for a few minutes slightly tugging on the harness and if the head light is dim or goes away you have a wire rubbed with corrosion present, if it stays bright then the problem is elsewhere. A head light test is part of Navistar diagnostic charts, have seen this test prove ohm meters wrong and a savior when checking problematic wire harnesses.