It's stuck and i can't get it out!
Road Captain
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From: New York
Here are two suggestions I use often in my shop. First, try a hemostat. I keep several in my tool box for roach clips and uses just like this. If you can't get one, than take a fishing hook and straighten it out. Insert the hook and try to catch the broken piece with the barb on the end. This is how I remove broken keys. Both of these items are always in my tool box.
Last edited by wraplock; Feb 1, 2010 at 01:59 PM.
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Tourer
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From: Malibu, CA
Lots of great suggestions. I knew I could count on my fellow Harley brothers and sisters. Thanks. I may not have time until the weekend to work on the extraction; but I will certainly report back after I do so.
5th Gear
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Those last two are great ideas.
If they dont work, try taking the radio out and taking it to a local car stereo repair shop if you not comfortable taking the radio case apart yourself. The radio comes out fairly simply after you remove the outer fairing.
If they dont work, try taking the radio out and taking it to a local car stereo repair shop if you not comfortable taking the radio case apart yourself. The radio comes out fairly simply after you remove the outer fairing.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: California
Have never had to try anything like this, but would be concerned about using glue. With my luck, just enough glue would come off and then glue the broken plug in place.
There are small indents on the plug to help keep it from falling out once plugged in; seems that these would work against you when trying to remove it. I would think that almost anything metal that is poked in there, trying to dig it out, will only damage the stereo.
I'd be inclined to pull the stereo and send it in, but that's only because I ususally would only make things worse by trying to fix something like that myself!
There are small indents on the plug to help keep it from falling out once plugged in; seems that these would work against you when trying to remove it. I would think that almost anything metal that is poked in there, trying to dig it out, will only damage the stereo.
I'd be inclined to pull the stereo and send it in, but that's only because I ususally would only make things worse by trying to fix something like that myself!
Road Warrior
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I looked at this posts title many times, telling my self Don't look, Don't look,,,,
But I had to look! (Doesn't say much for me, does it?) Will power,,, who needs it.
It's like the others say, you'll have to remove the radio IMHO and if the above poster is correct and the jack is "Bottomless" you can take the cover off and get the FOD out of it after you push it through.
But I had to look! (Doesn't say much for me, does it?) Will power,,, who needs it.
It's like the others say, you'll have to remove the radio IMHO and if the above poster is correct and the jack is "Bottomless" you can take the cover off and get the FOD out of it after you push it through.