Cable & Harness Routing - Honda 86-87 TA200 FATCAT Service Manual

CABLE & HARNESS ROUTING
Note the following when routing cables and wire harnesses:
• A loose wire . harness or cable can be a safety
ha~ard .
A ft er
clamping, check each wire to be sure it is secure.
• Do not squeeze a wi re against a weld or end of it s clamp
when a weld·on clamp is used .
• Secure wires and wire harnesses to the frame with their re -
spective wire bands at the designated locations . Tighten
the bands so that only the insulat ed sur f aces contact the
wires or wire harnesses.
• Route harnesses so they are not pulled taut or have exces-
sive slack.
• Protect wires and harnesses with electrica l tape or tubes if
they conta ct a sharp edge o r corner.
Clean the attaching surface t horoughly be fore applying
tape .
• Do not use a wire or harness with a b roken insulator . Repair
by wrapping them with protec ti ve tape or replace th em .
• Route wire harnesses to avoid sharp edges or corners. Also
avoid the projected ends 01 bolts and screws.
• Keep wire harnesses away from the exhaus1 pipe and other
parts that get hot.
• Be sure grommets are seated in their grooves properly.
• After clamping, check each harness to be certain that it is
not inerfering with any movin g of sliding parts .
• Wire harnesses routed along t he han dlebars should not be
pulled taut, have excessive slack. be pinch ed by , or int er -
fere with adjacent or surrounding parts in all steering posi-
tions.
• After routing, check that the wire harnesses ar e not twisted
or kinked .
• Do not bend or twist control cables.
Damaged cont rol cables will not operate smoothly and may
stick o r b ind
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