I broke the plastic thread on my **** and have to replace the entire cable. I've gotten the cable() and **** ) at the Stealership and was wondering if any-one can give me any pointers on replacing it. I've taken the air cleaner off and can see where it connects to the carb but cant quite get at it. Does the carb have to come off to replace ? I've got a service Manuel but couldn't find much info on it.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

What I read in my Clymer Repair Manual, you will have to "remove the air filter and backplate; partially remove the carburetor...until the starting enrichment valve cable can be disconnected from the backside of the carburetor."

 

".... have to replace the entire choke cable, does the carb have to come off to replace ?"

Going 'way back into the memory archives when I had to do this on my FXR, and I remember pulling the CV carb off to swap choke cables. I think there are some small parts in the "enrichener" chamber that have to be attached to the end of the new cable, and it was just a whole lot easier to do it with the carb off the motor. Also checked the torque on the manifold nuts and changed the carb-to-manifold gasket while I was at it. Don't really know if there are any short cuts - perhaps you can try posting in the "Classics" forum and pick up some more pointers there. Hope it works out for you.

 

Once the air cleaner and backing plate are off theres nothing holding the carb on anyways. Its just pushed in the rubber grommet. Once you unhook the cable from the other side of the bike, you can pull the carb out enough to get to the choke cable, but the cable itself a slow and tedious "unscrew and screw back in" process. The best advice I can give from doing mine is to not break the new one. Sounds simple enough but they are just cheap plastic and as you probably already figured out, it doesn't take too much to break them. Even the new one.

 

thanks for all the advice guy's. taking the Carb partially out worked perfect and was a peice of cake to switch out once I did.

*cheers*