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Old May 5, 2014 | 05:12 PM
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92 Fatboy. Just replaced speedo cable and wheel drive unit. Is my speedometer bad?
 
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Old May 5, 2014 | 06:06 PM
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I guess I should test drive it first. Lol. Drained all the gas out of it to change out the old petcock with a new one. Will get fresh gas tomorrow and update.

Forgot to put the new rubber boot on end of cable. Is that a big deal?
 
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Old May 5, 2014 | 06:14 PM
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my spedo stopped on my 05 fxst and it turned out that my ignition switch was going bad and going past the contacts thus making the spedo not work or light up, bought a after market switch for 35.00 dollars on ebay and have no problems since
 
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Old May 12, 2014 | 09:37 AM
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Yea my speedo died on me couple of weeks ago, visit www.kosonorthamerica.com, completely sold to them now...bought the T&T Meter for Harley, works like a charm.
 
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I'd put the boot on.
 
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