Ignition switch install problems
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Houston, TX
Hope the helps.
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Tourer
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I do make it look easy, don't I. HAHAHA The key is lining up both the cams in the switch. Take a flashlight and look down in the hole. Line up the upper cam with the lower cam by orientating it in the direction of the the lower one. Then measure your tool against the stock switch and make sure the tool you have will reach both cams in the switch. Turn the tool until you have them both where you want them. Reinstall factory keyed switch.
Hope the helps.
Hope the helps.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Houston, TX
Nope, they both rotate. Aligning the upper with the lower is the easiest way to align them both.
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Tourer
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Thanks again! Without this board I would still be out in the gargage pushing and turning!
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From: Minnesota
I have had mine off several times but only once was it difficult. I eventually got it by trying different widths and lengths of screw drivers. Those paint can tools are kind of short - maybe it is not long enough to reach to the bottom tumblers.
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From: wet coast BC
with the keyed piece removed and you then turn the bar it will go out of alignment. twice now all I used to re-align was the keyed swith without spring etc. just lower slowly rotating right to left between locked and on position to feel the top cam, then turn cam to position where it was when you removed it, usually in locked bar left position. continue down to confirm lower cam is aligned the same. works for me without any tool.
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Tourer
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with the keyed piece removed and you then turn the bar it will go out of alignment. twice now all I used to re-align was the keyed swith without spring etc. just lower slowly rotating right to left between locked and on position to feel the top cam, then turn cam to position where it was when you removed it, usually in locked bar left position. continue down to confirm lower cam is aligned the same. works for me without any tool.
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From: wet coast BC
that is because it is in locked position when you turn the bar far left. normaly you turn then lock
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