BMW K 1200 LT 1999 Repair Manual page 147

Removing and installing throttle
cables
Preparatory work for all Bowden
cables
– Remove left and right fairing side sections.
....................................................See Group 46
a
– Remove tank cover.
d
Warning:
Comply with safety precautions when handling or
working with fuel.
– Remove fuel tank.
....................................................See Group 16
a
– Remove left air outlet duct.
1
•
Disconnect plugs (1) of injection valves.
•
Remove fuel injection rail.
•
[Activated charcoal filter] Remove timing valve
from its holder.
•
Remove intake air silencer.
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Removing and installing throttle-
opener and throttle-closer cables
– Remove left and right handlebar trim sections.
....................................................See Group 46
a
– Remove cover of fork bridge.
2
3
8
•
Remove screw (5) and remove cover (4).
•
Disengage adjusting screw (7) for throttle-closer
cable (3).
•
Open adjusting screw (8) for throttle-opener
cable (2).
•
Remove throttle-cable relay (6).
•
Disengage throttle-opener cable (2) from its pull
and remove.
•
Disengage throttle-closer cable (3) from its pull.
•
[Chrome grips] Turn throttle twist grip clockwise
as far as it will go and disengage throttle-closer
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cable (3).
•
Release cable ties at fairing bracket and pull
throttle cables down toward fuel injection rail to
remove.
•
Disengage throttle-opener cable (2) from its pull
at throttle-valve rail.
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6
2
4
5
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