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Bayonne, NJ | Hey guy 09 vison here. where i push down on the button on the right saddlebad the button does not return. I have to manually more the latch to secure the bag to close. Any ideas what i can do to fix?
Edited by soprano13 2012-12-15 10:40 PM
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New Brunswick , Canada | I will trade with ya... mind open on the road at 70 mph .. right side also..don't see any adjustment...does anybody have a clue ? |
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Meadow, Texas | Lojak - Had the same problem with my bag lid opening when I didn't want it to. Contacted dealer and they called corp. - no luck there. Went into the latching mechanism and looked at the cable that ran from point to point - seemed it was too tight. Removed a little doohickey (electronics engineering technical term) and loosened it up. That happened right after I bought it in late 2009 early 2010. No problem since then. I loosened both sides up at same time - still no problems.
Simple but it worked.
Good luck and I hope this takes care of your problem. |
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Meadow, Texas | After thinking about it - I would describe the 'doohickey' as a nylon cable guide. I removed it and the cable just ran along the rounded bracket and that loosened it up enough.
Soprano - you might check the same for your problem. The cable was too tight for both bags and it kept the bag from fully closing and any little bump in the road would allow it to open.
Good luck for both of you - I know how much of a pain this problem was for me until I figured it out.
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Henlow, Bedfordshire, England | I have had a problem on both my Visions - the answer on both was to very slightly loosen the small screw with the star head that the cable is attached to. It is very tight so be careful not to strip the head. When done a little WD40around that area from time to time makes it extremely smooth opening and closing |
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New Brunswick , Canada | CowboyVision - 2012-12-16 8:41 AM
Lojak - Had the same problem with my bag lid opening when I didn't want it to. Contacted dealer and they called corp. - no luck there. Went into the latching mechanism and looked at the cable that ran from point to point - seemed it was too tight. Removed a little doohickey (electronics engineering technical term) and loosened it up. That happened right after I bought it in late 2009 early 2010. No problem since then. I loosened both sides up at same time - still no problems.
Simple but it worked.
Good luck and I hope this takes care of your problem.
Thanks CowBoyVision & Uknesie......Sounds like a Plan , will check it out.... TKS |
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | I have not had an issue with the button not returning. I've had the other issues described in this thread though. Here is what fixed both sides of mine.
Edited by victoryvisiontour 2012-12-16 7:10 PM
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Henlow, Bedfordshire, England | Thats the screw |
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Saskatchewan, Canada | Like a dummy I thought that I should lube the lock mechanism,,, bad idea! Mine was popping open too! I had to empty my right bag and take the pressure washer to it to fix what I did, I now only use compressed air to clean and maintain those lock mechanisms |
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Bayonne, NJ | I took a good look at the screw adjusted it several times. even took the entire lock off and put back on several times if i dont fasten the 10mm bolts down the button pops back up the secons i try to make it a little tighter the push button doesnt return |
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | Soprano13,
Is the button dragging on the hole in the grab handle?
Edited by victoryvisiontour 2012-12-17 6:57 PM
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Bayonne, NJ | I have the grab rail eliminators.. it is close to the edge but i can't center it.
Edited by soprano13 2012-12-17 7:25 PM
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | Unfortunately there is no adjustment to center the button in the hole. I had many problems with mine when I first got it. Sometimes the door wouldn't shut. It would just bounce back open. Other times I couldn't get it open no matter how hard I pryed. I just had to wait until it opened by itself while riding down the road. I played with the latches, hinges, and buttons again and again until it worked. It took a while, but they are smooth opening and closing now. No problems for about 2 years now.
The only time my button stuck was when I tried to put spacers behind the two mounting bolts. The button rubbed the edge of the hole.
Keep messing with it. You should eventually find something that works. Good luck. |
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| I gave mine a spritz with silicone spray and they seem a lot happier now. |
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Bayonne, NJ | tryed spraying it with silicone also. no change :0(
Edited by soprano13 2012-12-18 8:25 PM
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | Is it possible the limiting cable (on the door) is getting in the way causing things to jam up? Can you put the old style hydraulic cylinders on in place of the cables? Any advantages/disadvantages?
(I thought I'd asked this before but the older I get, the more my memory fades.) |
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Bayonne, NJ | I have a 2009 I have the gas door hinges not the cheap chords like newer models.
ZThe issue im having is directed to the key lock push button not returning. |
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Peru, IN | Ah. I thought maybe the whole thing was getting stuck. |
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| My rightside door is very difficult to close and stay latched.
It has popped open on me. I've tried adjusting the lock and it doesn't pop open anymore but is difficult to shut.
I have to slam it shut. |
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W'ford Tx | This happened to me but as stated above silicone spray and it fixed the problem within seconds. There are no adjustments really to be made at all. You can try messing with the two 10mm bolts that hold the assembly on. See if you can move it forward or backwards. Even if it's a little bit if you can get it to come towards you some and tighten it down it'll make contact with the latch assembly that much sooner. Couldn't hurt that's for sure. |
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | Let me ask again. Can you replace the later retention cable with the earlier gas struts? |
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right saddlebag opening latch sticks