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First of all, new to the harley game so there is a ton I don't know.
Picked up what I believe is a 1990 FLH, though I'm not quite up to speed on the naming conventions just yet. It's got a fairing like in the picture.
One of the issues I have is whatever I do, I can't get the ingition lock to function. The forks I can get to lock by turning the **** to lock(far left) but the **** itself won't lock, despite being in the 'lock' position.
I've read that sometimes people reassemble the units incorrectly so I figured I'd pop the ****/shaft assembly out and monkey around in there to see if I can get it working.
Now, I've looked around some and everyone refers to turning the key counterclockwise and depressing a tab on the underside of the ****. Trouble is, I can't find any such tab. I have a clymers manual for the evo touring bikes and it also refers to the turn-key-depress-tab process, but like I said, there is no tab that I can see. I don't know if maybe there is a different process for the canadian bikes(mine has the kph more prominently displayed on the gauge faces).
I've attached some pics and would appreciate any guidance.
Oh, and what is the **** on the right side control cluster for? I can't find mention of it in my service manual.
First off, you need a real factory shop manual, not a Clymer. Next, the Canadian bikes were the same as the US bikes, except for 2 things: The Km/H speedo and one DoT sticker.
I probably watched that video 6 times and read every post I could find on the topic before posting here - mine is an older model, and I see no 'tab' like in the video to depress on mine. Everyone makes mention of a tab, and any photo I've seen doesn't seem to match with my bike. I don't think I tried depressing the largish plate with the two dimples(rivets?) in my picture, I'll give that a crack tomorrow.
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The people have spoken - I'll be getting a FSM ASAP. The Clymer's came with the bike.
Where are you guys sourcing your service manuals from? The Harley website doesn't seem to have anything for manuals, despite having a section. Maybe the website is being funny, I'll try again in a few days.
Last edited by IM A WILD PARTY; Feb 21, 2016 at 08:26 PM.
Where are you guys sourcing your service manuals from? The Harley website doesn't seem to have anything for manuals, despite having a section. Maybe the website is being funny, I'll try again in a few days.
E-bay, the dealership, or an indy can get you one from a dealership if you don't have a dealership in your area.
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Ignition Switch doesn't lock - can't remove.
