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Old Feb 26, 2017 | 05:32 PM
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09 FLHX I'm trying to put the ignition switch back in place but for some reason when I drop it back down in will not drop "all" the way back down. I have the forks locked. It drops down the first notch but won't drop in the last one, is there a certain combination I am not getting ?
 
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09 FLHX I'm trying to put the ignition switch back in place but for some reason when I drop it back down in will not drop "all" the way back down. I have the forks locked. It drops down the first notch but won't drop in the last one, is there a certain combination I am not getting ?
Did you follow the Service manual procedure to remove it and are you using the alignment tool?
 
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yes, but I'm not sure alignment is the problem. I could take the nut off the top of the switch and it drops right in and works fine, It just seems the ignition switch when I turn it to unlock it wont pull the latch back far enough to let it drop
 
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yes, but I'm not sure alignment is the problem. I could take the nut off the top of the switch and it drops right in and works fine, It just seems the ignition switch when I turn it to unlock it wont pull the latch back far enough to let it drop
Did you try moving the handlebars slightly?
 
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I got it,I turned it to unlock and pushed the detent button down it set all the way open dropped right in Thanks for the help
 
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Good deal, Welcome to the Forum, and always post final results (as you did).
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