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FJRF009.4 "Spider"/Intermittent Ground Wire Failures 2010 and Later Research
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<blockquote data-quote="Snudge" data-source="post: 1308233" data-attributes="member: 88814"><p>Possible early warning of S6 spider failure.</p><p></p><p>2010 fjr1300, 22000 miles, mostly dry weather usage and garaged when not in use.</p><p></p><p>About 6 weeks ago, the glove box lid would only open with a bit of help, it just didn't quite release and spring open without assistance, I put it down to wear and tear, 6 years old, nowt lasts forever etc., etc.</p><p></p><p>Last week, while on holiday in Ireland, after a lunch stop, start the bike and have all four indicators permanently on, no headlights, high beam indicator permanently on, no wind shield movement, indicate left or right and the rear indicators work at a strange frequency, matched by the front sidelights, try the horn and normality is restored.</p><p></p><p>Next time I stop and restart ignition, same scenario, hit the horn and everything OK.</p><p></p><p>A couple of days later, problem reappears, hitting the horn doesn't cure it this time, but find that if I put the screen in highest position, before starting, then everything works OK.</p><p></p><p>This works for a few days, then I'm back to permanently lit indicators, no headlights etc., whatever the screen position.</p><p></p><p>Then it rains, and after riding in the rain for 5 or 10 minutes, everything works OK.</p><p></p><p>Same for remainder of time in Ireland, never thought I would pray for rain, but it worked wonders.</p><p></p><p>Arrived back home and to cut a long story short, traced the fault to a toasted spider under the glove box, S6. Cleaned it up as best as poss and soldered a piece of wire to it and attached it directly to the chassis, everything now working as it should and glove box now opens without assistance, so it just may be, that if your glove box is reluctant to open without help, it is an early warning that you have an imminent problem with S6.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snudge, post: 1308233, member: 88814"] Possible early warning of S6 spider failure. 2010 fjr1300, 22000 miles, mostly dry weather usage and garaged when not in use. About 6 weeks ago, the glove box lid would only open with a bit of help, it just didn't quite release and spring open without assistance, I put it down to wear and tear, 6 years old, nowt lasts forever etc., etc. Last week, while on holiday in Ireland, after a lunch stop, start the bike and have all four indicators permanently on, no headlights, high beam indicator permanently on, no wind shield movement, indicate left or right and the rear indicators work at a strange frequency, matched by the front sidelights, try the horn and normality is restored. Next time I stop and restart ignition, same scenario, hit the horn and everything OK. A couple of days later, problem reappears, hitting the horn doesn't cure it this time, but find that if I put the screen in highest position, before starting, then everything works OK. This works for a few days, then I'm back to permanently lit indicators, no headlights etc., whatever the screen position. Then it rains, and after riding in the rain for 5 or 10 minutes, everything works OK. Same for remainder of time in Ireland, never thought I would pray for rain, but it worked wonders. Arrived back home and to cut a long story short, traced the fault to a toasted spider under the glove box, S6. Cleaned it up as best as poss and soldered a piece of wire to it and attached it directly to the chassis, everything now working as it should and glove box now opens without assistance, so it just may be, that if your glove box is reluctant to open without help, it is an early warning that you have an imminent problem with S6. [/QUOTE]
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