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sneakers563
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I think I have a bad flasher relay on my '71 R75/5. I've pulled the old one out (pictured on left, below). I have no idea if it's original to the bike or not. I brought it to NAPA and Checker and neither one could find a Signal-Stat 142. What they could find was a NAPA 552 (pictured on right, below), which I've seen suggested as a replacement in another thread.
My problem, though, is that I don't really know how to mount the 552. The 552 is obviously quite a different shape from the 142, but it does look like the one pictured in the Clymer manual and on the various BMW parts fiches (which makes me think the 142 is not original). The old relay mounted by way of a screw and rubber spacer through the bottom, but there's nothing similar on the 552.
So, those of you with /5's, how is the can-style flasher relay mounted? Is there a socket that it plugs into? Is that what part #63128650145 is? Or does it strap/screw into the mounting bracket on the right side of the headlight bucket? Or is it something else entirely?
Thanks for any help!
My problem, though, is that I don't really know how to mount the 552. The 552 is obviously quite a different shape from the 142, but it does look like the one pictured in the Clymer manual and on the various BMW parts fiches (which makes me think the 142 is not original). The old relay mounted by way of a screw and rubber spacer through the bottom, but there's nothing similar on the 552.
So, those of you with /5's, how is the can-style flasher relay mounted? Is there a socket that it plugs into? Is that what part #63128650145 is? Or does it strap/screw into the mounting bracket on the right side of the headlight bucket? Or is it something else entirely?
Thanks for any help!