KJB
150+ Posts
I must be lucky. I hear about it often but it has never happened to me. No lube, no adjustment but I don't slam it shut.
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I must be lucky. I hear about it often but it has never happened to me. No lube, no adjustment but I don't slam it shut.
Cable came out of position and would not open rear trunk lid. Harley says to take off right tire and fender and go thought hole to fix problem. Forget doing all that when it is a lot easier to cut 2" hole in floor and take long screwdriver and push cable back in place then open trunk lid, and anchor cable into its place with zap straps. Next just cut aluminum plate to cover hole and screw in place. That was a lot easier to do, at least it was for me and if you have another problem with the lock you already have a access hole there.
WOW! What a PITA - - - either way.
I didn't know there was a cable on the Freewheeler lock. Is that common problem?
I installed these and door will not fall down even if it opens.
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/Retractable-Trunk-Door-Tether/p/53000237
mine closes but the sencer doesnt tell me it locked or open, it just keeps coming up in the screen the door lid is open, dont know how to fix it.
Mine has popped open a couple times, even though it was locked. I think railroad tracks got me. To retain the door closed, I used a small bungee cord. I looped one end around one of the bolts that attach the tour pack in the top of the trunk compartment. I wasn't very imaginative on how to attach it to the door, but used the hook end of another bungee to make an attachment point. I tied a knot in one end of the bungee until I had the tension about right. It now holds the door shut even if the latch pops open. Really easy to attach and detach. Not elegant, but it works. Pardon the dust - I live on a gravel road.
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Don't slam the door. Lots of plastic in the lock housing that can suffer from repeated slamming. Check adjustment. Biggest thing I've noticed is you can close door and hear it click but if you push in again and compress the weather stripping you can feel and hear latch totally engage. I got tired of leaving fingerprints on the clean door so I bought a stick on caliper insert medallion and placed it appropriately and use it to push on to seat the latch fully.
This seems what caused the door problem on my neighbor's 2016 Tri. We'll just finish installing the brake pads and black rhino wheels on his Colorado before we check his Tri. Hope it's just the spring.
Happened to my wife on her 2011 Tri when it was new a few times. As Fred said, lubricate it once in a while. The button gets kind of sluggish or sticky feeling and it does not latch good. A shot of WD40 or similar works very well. Happened to me on my 2019 Tri last weekend, got the tool roll out and sprayed mine and hers. Also we pull the retaining cables to the center of the trunk before closing, other wise they get pinched a lot. I like Rhinos idea with the bungee cord.
We always lock ours and they have still popped open locked. Less than a handful but still not something I want to worry about and the lube works.
What do you use for lube?
Arnie KY on your back door ???? Do you put it in the hole or on the think that sticks out ?????