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• Trunkbumper

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  Posted in the topic '06 Ultra intermittently dieing. ( electrical issue?) in the forum Harley Davidson

  April 9, 2010 7:15 AM PDT

  It was the ignition relay module. It was replaced and hasn't given any trouble since. Thanks
• Trunkbumper

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  Posted in the topic Shifters Coming Loose on Harley Touring Models in the forum Harley Davidson

  January 5, 2010 2:41 PM PST

  I had my heel shifter come loose on me. I tried tightening it up but that didn't work. I have nerve damage in my left leg & foot and can't toe shift very well. I have to pick my whole leg up from the hip even to heel shift. Turns out i was stomping a little too hard, at times, on the heel shifter. The problem was also complicated bye Harley using a combination of steel and aluminium on the shifting parts (Not sure which was which). You also have to be careful not to over tighten the Allen head bolts that hold the shifters onto the shifter spline, and make sure the bolts are lined up in the shifter spline grooves. I eventually replaced the shifter spline and heel shifter. I made sure I didn't over tighten the bolts. I also don't stomp on shifts any more
• Trunkbumper

  • 6 posts
  Posted in the topic '06 Ultra intermittently dieing. ( electrical issue?) in the forum Harley Davidson

  January 5, 2010 2:20 PM PST

  It was the ignition relay ( module ). It can be found behind the inner faring cover , somewhere behind the cruise and accessory switches. My svc. mgr. said he never saw one go bad before. I told him what H. said about it maybe being the voltage regulator. Vin. said he wished that was it, it would have been alot easier. As for it happenning in hot weather; It was actually happenning in the cold weather. Anyway thanks for the comebacks
• Trunkbumper

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  Posted in the topic '06 Ultra intermittently dieing. ( electrical issue?) in the forum Harley Davidson

  January 3, 2010 3:48 AM PST

  About three weeks ago I took my bike to the dealer, and explained to them what was happenning. My svc. mgr. seemed to make note of the speedo jumping in particular. He said he replaced a relay, but only charged me for the labor because he wasn't sure if that was gonna fix it. He said take it and ride it for a while, then let him know the result. He said he'd lone me their ECM, but it was already out on loan to someone else. So I took the bike and have put over 200 mls. on it since. I haven't had any problems since taking it in a few weeks ago. I haven't gotten back to report and find out which part exactly was replaced. When I do I'll let you all know what part was replaced. I'm glad it wasn't the ECM 'cause that would run between 500 & 600 bucks for the part. Thanks for the replies.
• Trunkbumper

  • 6 posts
  Posted in the topic '06 Ultra intermittently dieing. ( electrical issue?) in the forum Harley Davidson

  November 29, 2009 1:58 PM PST

  Got all your replies. Thanks. Iooked at it again today. I took the seat and side covers again. I volt tested the battery with the engine off it showed 12.7+ volts. Once started it was charging fine with the idle up ( 14.3 volts ). I didn't get to the kill switch yet , or take the faring apart again. What I did do is role it out of the garage and let it idle in the driveway, while wiggle testing all the exposed plugs and connections. Nothing happened. However, it did die 3 times without me doing anything. I did notice that all the gauges, lights and accessories stayed on, when it died, as if I turned the kill switch off. I plan on looking at that tomorrow. What I also did was disconnect ECM pulg and reconnected it. I also unplugged and reconnected the EFI fuse block. I started it back up and it kept idling wihout dieing for at least 15 minutes. I took it around town and put it through it's paces. after about 20 minns. it cut out only once when I pulled the clutch in to downshift. It started itself back up when I put it in gear, and let the clutch out. For what it's worth I got a good lean on it in an extended corner scraping the floorboard for a couple secounds. I don't like doing that much, cause a little to far and an Electraglide will jack on the floorboard mount . Anyway, Thanks again for the input.