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Harley Davidson Road King saddlebag latch repair

Harley Davidson Road King saddlebag latch repair
HD has a problem with some of it's molded saddlebags. The latch is molded into the body of the bag lid as one piece, HD only offers a full bag replacement as the repair option.  This is on a 2004 HD Road King.
 
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Step 1The broken latch

The broken latch
It this case the part that broke was the place where the cable attaches, breaking off an ear. I used a yellow cloth to provide contrast. 
Notice that the cable has a shoulder on it and also has a retaining clip withing a grove on the cable barrel.
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