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May 16, 2015 | 04:29 PM

ckamin

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O2 sensor replacement

Hi! I'm replacing the header on my '10 Street Glide with one that has had the catalytic converter removed...

Any tips/trips for removal and replacement of the electronic sensors in the header's collector? Should an anti seize compound be used?

Thanks!

Carl

May 16, 2015 | 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ckamin

Removal/replacement is pretty straight forward...just keep track of which sensor wire goes where as you don't want to reverse them.

Anti seize is a good idea but it has to be O2 sensor compatible if you don't want problems.

May 17, 2015 | 03:06 AM

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Tips/tricks for removal of O2 sensors? Anti-seize won't help you one bit in removing them. If they're tough to extract, WD-40 or PB Blaster and tapping the threads works wonders. You don't *need* an O2 sensor socket, but it helps a lot, as it's more secure, and you can use a breaker bar if necessary (yours is a 12mm). But being only five years old, I wouldn't imagine they're too hard to break free. As nhrider1 said, don't mix the sensors up, but you pretty much have to mix them up on purpose in order to do that. Anti-seize the threads upon re-installation, and you're good to go.