Throttle cables pull right out of the switch housing
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Throttle cables pull right out of the switch housing
not sure if this is supposed to happen or not but if not how do i go about fixing it? I can pull the throttle cable right out of the housing.
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There are some small sleeves and bushings in there that have a habit of springing for freedom when you take it apart. Remove it and print off the appropriate exploded view from somewhere like ronnieshd and compare to see if your missing something.
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They're supposed to pop out on the 95+ models. The little clip in the cable can be designed a little off tolerance (if you're using bad aftermarket cables or worn ones) and they're looser than they should be. If the ENTIRE cable pulls out, it's not attached to the throttle sleeve inside the switch. They should be tight enough you can't really pop them out when properly installed and everything is working.
Last edited by Scuba10jdl; Jul 13, 2018 at 07:37 AM.
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See if they stay in tight after tightenening up the adjustments. I had to sword in the stone mine
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my throttle cable adjustment is seized, shot some wd40 and let it sit but its not budging. any ideas? would like to avoid buying a new cable.
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Where the cables push into the housing they have a circlip for want of a better word. That clip springs out to hold the cables in place.
I have put new HD cables on a bike and now I cannot get the cables off. Either those clips are damaged, lost their spring or are not present at all.
To remove a cable does just require a downward pull. How hard are you pulling on the cables?
Of course you can take the slack out of the cable with the adjuster to stop the cable falling out but to just take all the slack out for it not to happen is not the way the cables are supposed to be adjusted
I have put new HD cables on a bike and now I cannot get the cables off. Either those clips are damaged, lost their spring or are not present at all.
To remove a cable does just require a downward pull. How hard are you pulling on the cables?
Of course you can take the slack out of the cable with the adjuster to stop the cable falling out but to just take all the slack out for it not to happen is not the way the cables are supposed to be adjusted
Last edited by Andy from Sandy; Mar 9, 2019 at 04:31 AM.
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You are slackening the lock nut off first?