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Have you replaced your VOLUME SWITCH???

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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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H-D must have gotten a bad batch of volume switches (p/n 71810-08)
Mine was also down-side-up, and I found it hard enuf to get the caps on the right way, let alone 180 degrees out of sync.
After some experimenting, found that if you reverse the two outside wires (green & grey) then you can make everything right. I, also, found the caps hard to get on the stems, but used a 1/16" drill bit in a pair of pliers to clean out the "D" shaped hole.
Worked g-r-e-a-t !
 
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Old May 16, 2015 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HarleyHarley
H-D must have gotten a bad batch of volume switches (p/n 71810-08)
Mine was also down-side-up, and I found it hard enuf to get the caps on the right way, let alone 180 degrees out of sync.
After some experimenting, found that if you reverse the two outside wires (green & grey) then you can make everything right. I, also, found the caps hard to get on the stems, but used a 1/16" drill bit in a pair of pliers to clean out the "D" shaped hole.
Worked g-r-e-a-t !
What do you do with that small piece of sheet metal the plastic switch comes with?
 
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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 08:17 AM
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Yeah... what's the little piece of sheet metal for??
 
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