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Old 08-20-2009, 08:44 AM
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My throttle is sticking at about 1/8 open.
Besides lubing the cables, what inside the throttle assembly should also be lubed?
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By the way, it's a carbed 2000 Road King.
 
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Lube the cables and adjust them. The adjusters are just below the switch housing. Move the bars from side to side to make sure they are not hanging up on anything as well.
 
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Originally Posted by HarleyGoodies
Lube the cables and adjust them. The adjusters are just below the switch housing. Move the bars from side to side to make sure they are not hanging up on anything as well.

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you can get the lube at the dealer for about $5.99
 
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Have you had the throttle side controls off recently? If so, make sure you didn't re-install them too far toward the center of the bike. If so, the throttle will hang up. It might be as simple as moving the entire assembly outward 1/16th of an inch.
 
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I open the switch housing to lube the cables. No need for anything besides the dri slide.
 
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Make sure the wing nut under the throttle housing is backed off all the way ?
 
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Thanks guys. Yeah the thumb wing nut has been gone since the dealer installed the Heritage bars for me. The shoe on the bottom seems to be gone too.
I was wondering about shooting some lube under the throttle 'barrel' also.
 
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