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OK, how'd you fix it? Before taking off this morning, I discovered that the lever on my bike's ignition switch was sliding off. I tightened up the set screw and took off ... without checking to see if I could still lock the ignition. Well, I got to where I was going and then I discovered that I could not lock the ignition any more.
So I get back home and even with the stupid lever off the switch I can't lock the damn ignition.
I think I might've f'd the switch up completely.
Same happened to me, went to turn off ignition after ride out and **** was missing. Luckily had fell onto top of primary, refitted nice and tight now the lock won't turn. Has anyone managed to fix this problem ?
I went through the same thing on a long trip but didn't find it. The dealer replaced it under warranty and my key wont turn either. I had my bike flashed to bypass the ignition switch anyways while on the road. I think you might have the set screw too tight.
I went through the same thing on a long trip but didn't find it. The dealer replaced it under warranty and my key wont turn either. I had my bike flashed to bypass the ignition switch anyways while on the road. I think you might have the set screw too tight.
Slackened off set screw but still won't turn, but can live with it for now
Same happened to me, went to turn off ignition after ride out and **** was missing. Luckily had fell onto top of primary, refitted nice and tight now the lock won't turn. Has anyone managed to fix this problem ?
I couldn't fix the switch that I messed up. I had to replace it.
Really cranking down on that little set screw crushes something inside the switch ... jams it up real good, lol
I posted this as well on a blackline thread (same part on that bike). Problem is the replacement part number for the **** is 71796-11, but HD decided to discontinue this $17 part and now you have to buy the entire switch assembly for $200 just to get the ****. Ridiculous. I wrote a formal complaint letter to the mothership in Milwaukee. I lost mine somewhere on a highway in Idaho. Old stock has been depleted from any dealerships out there. If you call HD customer care they will tell you there are three dealers that have them. Trust me they don't. Guys I talked in parts said they average about 5 calls a month asking for that part. Smells like a recall. This problem has existed for years on the blackline as well. I guess for $200 I might as well just get the smart security system for $150 more and be done with it.
I posted this as well on a blackline thread (same part on that bike). Problem is the replacement part number for the **** is 71796-11, but HD decided to discontinue this $17 part and now you have to buy the entire switch assembly for $200 just to get the ****. Ridiculous. I wrote a formal complaint letter to the mothership in Milwaukee. I lost mine somewhere on a highway in Idaho. Old stock has been depleted from any dealerships out there. If you call HD customer care they will tell you there are three dealers that have them. Trust me they don't. Guys I talked in parts said they average about 5 calls a month asking for that part. Smells like a recall. This problem has existed for years on the blackline as well. I guess for $200 I might as well just get the smart security system for $150 more and be done with it.
I'd get a DK Custom coil relocation kit for about $90. Go to the dealer and have them change your ignition to FOB only. That way, all you have to do is hit the switch on your right controls to "RUN" and the bike is ready to start. It would work just like a CVO Breakout.
All this is considering you have a FOB unit on your bike. It would get rid of the fugly grenade too.
I posted this as well on a blackline thread (same part on that bike). Problem is the replacement part number for the **** is 71796-11, but HD decided to discontinue this $17 part and now you have to buy the entire switch assembly for $200 just to get the ****. Ridiculous. I wrote a formal complaint letter to the mothership in Milwaukee. I lost mine somewhere on a highway in Idaho. Old stock has been depleted from any dealerships out there. If you call HD customer care they will tell you there are three dealers that have them. Trust me they don't. Guys I talked in parts said they average about 5 calls a month asking for that part. Smells like a recall. This problem has existed for years on the blackline as well. I guess for $200 I might as well just get the smart security system for $150 more and be done with it.
Mine just fell off the other day. Typical money-grubbing HD mentality....produce a crap design, design issues result, make replacement part obsolete, make fix 10x as expensive. Filed a complaint with HD after calling the ONE US dealership that HDNET says had the **** in stock. Nope....parts guy knew before I finished asking.
This is crap. I started riding HD's at age 10, 60 this year. A lot has changed but then again....little has changed.
Anyone found a fix outside of replacing entire switch? Don't have the security system. Any help appreciated.
I hope no one minds me reviving this old thread. Today I came up with my own solution for this.
I was having the same stiff/unusable lock problem. Any amount of pressure that was enough to keep the **** intact was making the lock unusable it worked with no pressure, but was still a little stiff. But it worked.
What I did was a drilled a 5/16" hole perpendicular to the existing threaded hole as well as a little dimple on the outside of the barrel in that location. Then I tapped the hole with an M5 x 0.8 and relocation the set screw there. To my surprise, after tightening down the set screw, the lock freed up. So the added benefit was truing up the barrel roundness.
To get the dimple until the barrel, so the screw has a place to locate, I installed the **** back on as normal after I had drilled the new hole, but before I tapped it. I then use the hole a drill guide/jig to position the dimple perfectly. The importance of doing the dimple first is to ensure you don't destroy your newly tapped threads.
Of course, to finish it off, blue Loctite on the threads.
I hope this helps someone else with the same problem.
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