Speedo cable removal
Sep 15, 2014 | 03:23 PM
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Road Master
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Speedo cable removal
Is it possible to disconnect speed cable from speedo drive, without removing front wheel?
If so can you tell me how, I don't see anything in the book, and it doesn't seem obvious to me.
1997 flhtcui
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Sep 15, 2014 | 04:05 PM
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You'll have to disconnect the speedometer end of the cable, then you should be able to turn the whole cable out of the sender. It just unscrews, unless they changed it between 86 and 97.
Sep 15, 2014 | 05:14 PM
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Dr.Hess
You'll have to disconnect the speedometer end of the cable, then you should be able to turn the whole cable out of the sender. It just unscrews, unless they changed it between 86 and 97.
Works that way on my '95.
Sep 15, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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So the outer cable is threaded into the drive unit?
Sep 15, 2014 | 06:17 PM
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johnod
So the outer cable is threaded into the drive unit?
Yes..
Sep 15, 2014 | 07:11 PM
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Sep 15, 2014 | 07:17 PM
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Is it possible to disconnect speed cable from speedo drive, without removing the frt wheel
It is that way on my 97 FLHT, Ya do have to have it disconnected from the speedo head. Ya gotta split the fairing on mine.
Sep 15, 2014 | 08:04 PM
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I've done it on mine without taking the fairing apart, but then I've replaced that cable about 8 times and I can do it by feel now.
Sep 15, 2014 | 08:15 PM
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WP50
It is that way on my 97 FLHT, Ya do have to have it disconnected from the speedo head. Ya gotta split the fairing on mine.
You have a speedo cable on a '97?
I thought all '96 and newer had electronic speedos.
Sep 15, 2014 | 08:18 PM
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texashillcountry
You have a speedo cable on a '97?
I thought all '96 and newer had electronic speedos.
It seems they stuck with a cable on a Standard 97 and 98 I believe.
WP