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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:26 AM
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I have just had my cables replaced on my 07 FLHX. I now notice that the throttle sticks a little. When the bike is off and I move the throttle I can hear a little clicking inside the air cleaner. The dealer said it shoud work its way out, does this sound right? The throttle grip seems to be loser than I remember, it seems like I can twist it up a lot more.
Has anyone had this happen to them?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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"They all do that" "It'll fix it's self"!!?? Sounds like you need a better dealer. Properly lubed, properly installed cables should work smoothly with NO sound or sticking.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pauletich
I now notice that the throttle sticks a little. When the bike is off and I move the throttle I can hear a little clicking inside the air cleaner. The dealer said it shoud work its way out, does this sound right?
Absolutly not!
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Maybe they lost one of the brass barrels. For sticking check the throttle grip housing is not tight against the end of handlebar.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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I also noticed that I can twist the grip up to reduce throttle but the grip itself seems to move higher than normal. Almost like the grip is not tight enough?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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if the dealer did this work- go in and have them fix it. and you should name names, I wouldn't want to take my bike in there.

even if they refuse- get paperwork that shows you took it back for operational problems on parts they installed.

this paperwork will be crucial should you have a wreck.



no kidding.

something like that happened to one of my bosses, shutting down the company and laying everyone off while he recovered.

mike
 
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