Ignition switch help
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Ignition switch help
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?
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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.
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Get this tool so next time you won't have that problem. For $25 everyone who works on their touring Harley should have one.
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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
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Agreed, it's come in handy several times, and its now my community tool for friends.
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Get this tool so next time you won't have that problem. For $25 everyone who works on their touring Harley should have one.
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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!
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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
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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.