Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Harley ignition switch

Last time I took the Harley out, I went to lock the ignition switch and the key cylinder came out of the switch. 




After I got it home I could see that it was held in by a little pin which had fallen out from all the vibrations I guess.  So I ordered a replacement switch on eBay, put it in and put the dash back together and all worked fine.
But afterwards as I was looking at the old switch I found that the little pin that had fallen out was lodged in another part of the hinge.  I was able to retrieve it and put it back where it belongs holding the key cylinder. 
The new one is not a 'geniune' harley switch and I could tell the quality wasn't as good as the original so I decided to put the original back in.  If the pin falls out again I will go back to the replacement.

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