12 street glide replacement pushbutton

[carolinayarddog]

The rubber push button between the fuel gauge and speedo on my bike is missing; does the fairing need to be removed to replace it?

[calif phil]

Sometimes you can gingerly thread the new one on and sometimes you need to take the fairing off and hold it from behind and thread the new one on. 

[carolinayarddog]

Thx Phil. Looked at it closely with a flashlight and didnt see any threads so looks like I gotta have it pulled

[Hossamania]

Pulling the fairing off isn't too bad. I dreaded it the first time, found it much easier than I expected.

[Geezer_Glider]

A little lube may help. As said the bat wing front is easy to remove and replace, unlike that other barn door Harley makes that I would just leave off a bike!!!! (kidding, maybe?)
R Meyer

[Pirsch Fire Wagon]

Are you referring to the Rubber Cover or the actual Switch? There is a neat trick to replace just the rubber cover without removing the fairing.

[carolinayarddog]

Tom when I looked with the flashlight I didnt see the switch mechanism so I'm guessing it slipped down into the fairing

[Hossamania]

Do you have the nut and rubber boot, or are they lost too? You will need new ones if so.

[carolinayarddog]

Sorry for the delay. Work at 4 am. I am going to check with my Indy. Hopefully he can Install a new one on a ride in