Aiming Passing lights
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From: N.E. Ohio
This is the proceduer in my shop manual FLT/FXR 1340 84-87 5- Speed.
" Passing lamps should shine straigt ahead with the top of the main light beam just below a line on a wall 25 ft away. The line should be horizontal at the same height as the center of the passing lamps."
Tighten nut to 4ft-lbs.
I also made a socket. 12 point 9/16 cut a slot down the side with a die grinder. The slot is for the wire. Any cheap socket will do at only 4 ft lbs. I wired my Passing lights independent. I use the stock 30 watt bulbs. My headlight is a 55/100 watt with a ceramic connector plug. Been running this set up for more than 20 years. I am running a 32 amp alt. Just replaced the stator after 18 years. Here's apic of the socket I made.
" Passing lamps should shine straigt ahead with the top of the main light beam just below a line on a wall 25 ft away. The line should be horizontal at the same height as the center of the passing lamps."
Tighten nut to 4ft-lbs.
I also made a socket. 12 point 9/16 cut a slot down the side with a die grinder. The slot is for the wire. Any cheap socket will do at only 4 ft lbs. I wired my Passing lights independent. I use the stock 30 watt bulbs. My headlight is a 55/100 watt with a ceramic connector plug. Been running this set up for more than 20 years. I am running a 32 amp alt. Just replaced the stator after 18 years. Here's apic of the socket I made.
Last edited by BB4xl; Sep 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM.
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From: SE Michigan
No kidding.
I reckon that lamp assembly is one of the daftest things Harley builds. They probably have a jig into which everything is assembled, including the wiring, in a distant dusty corner of the factory where Joe has built them since he was a lad in short trousers. It's as if they have never given a thought to adjusting the pointing of any of those lights and Joe isn't about to change what he does or how he does it! One small alteration would enable us to disconnect the wiring and use a normal tool.
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Yes, GR, they could have made that center hole just a little bigger so a butt splice connector could fit in it and you could disconnect the wire, pull it out, tighten the nut, and reconnect the wire. Weird stuff to make a "slotted socket" tool instead of just doing some common sense engineering?
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