How do I clean this?

Post by **rdsmith3** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:02 pm

You used a Nikon to take those pictures, not a Canon -- why?

Post by **GypsyRR** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:19 pm

rdsmith3 wrote:You used a Nikon to take those pictures, not a Canon -- why?

Because my Canon is in another location at the moment, while the little Nikon that only works half the time was laying 3 steps away. Efficiency ruled/rules (half the time).

Thanks for the chart, Tao. I'm not to that point yet, but when I get there - can I pull that fuse without disconnecting the battery first if it is always hot?

Alligator clips; found.

Post by **taosports** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:36 pm

In your fuse box, there should be a small red fuse puller. Just use that to grab the fuse and pull it straight up. It will be readily obvious if the fuse is blown. And no, you do not need to disconnect the battery to do this.

Post by **GypsyRR** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:37 pm

Checked the tender as suggested and it is working fine. Then using the clips instead of the plug I hooked it back up to my bike on the terminals near the socket to see if the battery would even take a charge. Yep - solid red for just a couple of minutes and then the flashing green, meaning it was already at 80% charge. That made me feel pretty good about the condition of my battery.

Then using the chart, I replaced the fuse and then plugged the plug back in the socket, and VOILA the bike is charging through the socket from the BT again.

So the fuse was the problem. However, I would still like to check the socket for any more corrosion behind there, but I'm uncertain how to disassemble it.

Post by **NoRRmad** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:16 pm

Remove one screw from the starter cover -- right next to the auxiliary power plug -- and the starter cover should come right off. You can then unplug the power leads from the auxiliary plug and the whole starter cover is loose from the bike. You can get to the back of the plug at this point.

Post by **GypsyRR** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:36 pm

NoRRmad wrote:Remove one screw from the starter cover -- right next to the auxiliary power plug -- and the starter cover should come right off.

I tried that, but had so much difficulty getting it off I decided something else must be holding it on. It seems to be holding/stuck in the upper left corner.

Just use more force?

darth_rockster · Post by **darth_rockster** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:47 pm

GypsyRR wrote:
NoRRmad wrote:Remove one screw from the starter cover -- right next to the auxiliary power plug -- and the starter cover should come right off.
I tried that, but had so much difficulty getting it off I decided something else must be holding it on. It seems to be holding/stuck in the upper left corner.

Just use more force?

Something to do with the positive terminal on your cover maybe?
I don't think NoRRmad's year came with it, neither did mine so I'm not 100% sure. I would not want to be wrenching on that though with the battery connected.

Post by **NoRRmad** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:54 pm

Well...I'd use a gentle pressure and wiggle it back and forth. There may be some dried mud caked behind the cover and holding it on. You don't want to yank it off and put pressure on the power leads.

I'm basing this suggestion on the Clymer manual; if there's anybody out there who's actually done this, feel free to chime in.

Post by **NoRRmad** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:59 pm

Hm. Yes, right; some later bikes came with a lug on the starter cover, right next to the auxiliary plug, that you use to jump-start a bike with a dead battery. My bike doesn't have one. From the looks of the setup, though, it shouldn't make the attachment method any different -- though the additional electrical wires attached to the cover might make it more difficult to remove. There should be sufficient slack in these wires to get behind the cover to unplug them.

If you're worried about working in this area with the battery connected, I'd pull that fuse again.

Post by **taosports** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:38 pm

Gypsy,

Unscrew that small torx screw, take the cover (if it's still on) completely off of the jump start post and then angle the plastic cover over the jump start post and then move it to the right, towards the back of the bike.

On the 2nd photo, you can see what's holding it on - those two posts that I circled. The top one (red circle) has a rubber cap still on. In the bottom yellow circle is the same post only that rubber cap is still in the hole where the post goes in.

Does this make sense?

Post by **NoRRmad** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:16 pm

Taosports --

I think you mean move the starter cover toward the back of the bike. Those posts are on the front of the cover, pointing toward the front.

Post by **taosports** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:19 pm

Thanks NoRRmad...you are correct. I got a bit turned around there.

Thanks for catching that. I edited the post so that it now reads correctly.