need help! klr lever reinstallation

[cmtndmax]

Right turn signal works fine. Left comes on solid and doesn't blink. Looked at flasher/relay it buzzes and the contacts move but don't cycle, works perfect for right signal. Tried auto flasher lights came on solid and did't blink. Does anyone know of a different flasher that will work? Dealer wants $29 for one. Or is it some other problem?

[Guy B. Young II - COG Tech Ed]

If the flasher works for the right, then it should work for the left. There is some other problem in the LH signal wiring, bulbs, bulb sockets, or the L-R handlebar switch. Those are thermal flashers, so the fact that it is buzzing tells me the it is seeing too low of resistance in the LH circuit. Low resistance would cause the element to heat faster to the point of buzzing. Added rsistance (more bulbs in parallel = lower resistance) is why vehicles with trailers sometime have turn signals that flash rapidly. Yours is to an extreme. Look at the easy stuff first, like corrosion in the sockets. Guy -------Original Message------- From: cmtndmax

> > Right turn signal works fine. Left comes on solid and doesn't blink.

Looked at flasher/relay it buzzes and the contacts move but don't cycle, works perfect for right signal. Tried auto flasher lights came on solid and did't blink. Does anyone know of a different flasher that will work? Dealer wants $29 for one. Or is it some other problem?

[Tony]

The right rear turn signal has broken on my 95 KLR 650, can I find a new stem or should I replace the whole thing? The lens and bulb are still fine, thanks in advance for any help. Tony (tightwad)

[Fred Hink]

Dear Tony Tightwad, Sorry to ruin your day but turnsignal stems for the KLR turn signals are not available. Aftermarket turnsignals come with the stems and are about half of what Big K wants for theirs. Aftermarket turnsignals look identical to the OEMs. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/cmc.html

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 6:17 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] turn signal > The right rear turn signal has broken on my 95 KLR 650, can I find a > new stem or should I replace the whole thing? The lens and bulb are > still fine, thanks in advance for any help. Tony (tightwad) >

[dooden]

Seems it was mentioned you "might" need to loosen the rear engine mounts to reassemble. Dooden A15 Green Ape (Perhaps unassemble also ?)

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Edmund" wrote: > Wrench turners, mechanics, KLR do-it-yourselfers, lend me your ears! > > I lubed the finger bearings on my lever and swingarm, taking quite a > bit of mallet tapping to get that grumble lever out. I should have > realized what that meant on reinstallation. > > As my A17 sits on my Craftsman lift, my lever sleeve on the forward > pivot point looks a hair wider than the gap between the frame. > > Anyone have any favorite methods to get this thing back in? > I thought about filing a bevel on the sleeve to help it back in > and/or filing it a hair shorter. I'm a disaster as a mechanic so I'm > asking here first. > > Does it help to lift the aft end of the bike so it's not resting on > the frame around the foot pegs? > > If it matters I already installed the Arrowhead/Fred Hink blue bolts > for the "subframe light" upgrade. > > Edmund > A17 with the GI Joe colors