I removed the Ignition switch on my 13 road glide per all the youtube videos. Somehow I managed to turn the ignition with it once to unlock the forks (I am changing bars) and now I can not get it to engage anything when I try to again. What is the trick to reinstalling this thing?

 

Sounds like you got the tumblers out of line, shine a light where the switch goes and carefully line the tumblers back up with a screw driver or ignition tool.

 

Look at the end of the shaft on your ignition switch...it has two tabs, one is straight sided the other one flares. So does the plates that rotate on the inside of the ignition. Line them up accordingly.

 

Get this tool so next time you won't have that problem. For $25 everyone who works on their touring Harley should have one.

http://www.marcparnes.com/HarleyIgnitionSwitchTool.htm

 

Agreed, it's come in handy several times, and its now my community tool for friends.

 

I have that exact tool. Best $25.00 I have spent on the Scoot. It makes any job with the ignition switch removed stress free for me!

 

There goes your warranty.

 

only if the tool is synthetic....

 

This is what you need for the next time & for only $25

 

What I do is take a flat blade screw driver and turn each tumbler individually all the way to one direction until they are all in the same place. I've had mine off a handfull of times and never had one issue with getting it back together.