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Old Oct 13, 2025 | 02:28 PM
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My 73 FLH has intermittent clicks while starting. My feeling is the relay switch. Is it hard to replace?
 
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starter relay ? under the battery box 1 screw 1 plug
 
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My 73 FLH has intermittent clicks while starting. My feeling is the relay switch. Is it hard to replace?
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starter relay ? under the battery box 1 screw 1 plug
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I’d start with cleaning cables and the frame ground, the do the feeling thing. Run a jumper hot wire directly to solenoid on the primary see how it acts, spins good maybe the relay, drags or clicks not it.
 
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I’d start with cleaning cables and the frame ground, the do the feeling thing. Run a jumper hot wire directly to solenoid on the primary see how it acts, spins good maybe the relay, drags or clicks not it.
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