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Old 01-26-2006, 02:29 AM
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Default Installing idle/throttle cable's

I have done this about 4 times now it is not all that bad, however I have always pulled the tank off to do the swap. I figured this time I will ask around and see if anybody else has a better, less time and labor consuming way of doing it? This is going on an '06 RKC in case yall wanna know for some reson or another. Thanks for your help,

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I did mine without taking the tank off. It was pretty easy, I used a coat hanger to snake the cables under the tank. The hardest part was hooking up the cable to the carb. Good luck.
 
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Just did mine on a Sportster, only removed the AC to make it easier. Tim
 
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when i changed mine i unbolted the tank lifted it up enough to see the clamps and but a wedge under it to hold it up. I tied a piece of
mono fishing line to the end of the old cable and pulled it out. i than had the mono to use as a fish to pull the new one back through. I
tied the mono to the new cable and just pulled it back through it was very easy. I also put some tape around the mono to make sure it didnt pull off.
 
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I think this is how I am gonna do it this time. I think I will use some 14G wire instead of fishing line, its a little stiffer and might make it a little easier, or mabye harder.... We'll see. The other times I have done this I was doing other stuff to so I just completly removed the tank, plus I was bored out of my mind and it was somthing to do.

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when i changed mine i unbolted the tank lifted it up enough to see the clamps and but a wedge under it to hold it up. I tied a piece of
mono fishing line to the end of the old cable and pulled it out. i than had the mono to use as a fish to pull the new one back through. I
tied the mono to the new cable and just pulled it back through it was very easy. I also put some tape around the mono to make sure it didnt pull off.
 
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