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7-20 2005 Buell Firebolt: Electrical
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REMOVAL
1. Remove seat. See 2.38 SEAT.
1WARNING1WARNING
To prevent accidental vehicle start-up, which could
cause death or serious injury, disconnect negative (-)
battery cable before proceeding. (00048a)
2. Disconnect negative battery cable.
3. Remove chin fairing. See 2.33 CHIN FAIRING.
4. Remove front sprocket cover. See 2.30 SPROCKET
COVER.
5. Remove intake cover assembly. See 4.45 AIRBOX.
6. See Figure 7-21. Remove fuel vent tube (3) from fuel cell
vent and groove on top of airbox cover (2).
7. Move upper isolator (4) out of the way.
8. Disconnect harness connector [161B] from actuator (5).
9. Add free play to interactive exhaust cable (6), loosen jam
nut and remove cable from bracket on actuator (5).
10. Remove interactive exhaust cable from cable wheel on
actuator.
11. Remove actuator.
12. Remove tree fastener securing interactive exhaust cable
to inside of muffler bracket on right side.
NOTE
It is necessary to remove interactive exhaust cable from muf-
fler with muffler only partially removed.
13. Loosen jam nut and remove interactive exhaust cable
from bracket on muffler.
14. Remove interactive exhaust cable from cable wheel on
muffler.
15. Remove muffler. See 2.28 EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Figure 7-21. Airbox Cover (XB12 Models Only)
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1. Lock tab (6)
2. Airbox cover
3. Fuel vent tube
4. Upper isolator
5. Actuator, interactive exhaust
6. Cable, interactive exhaust
7. Harness, interactive exhaust
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