Harley-Davidson FL/FLH Electra Glide 1959–1969 Service Manual – PDF

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Harley-Davidson FL/FLH Electra Glide 1959–1969 Service Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

📘 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide / Duo-Glide (1959–1969) Service Manual – PDF

If you’re restoring or maintaining a Panhead / early Shovelhead FL/FLH touring bike, this is the kind of manual you keep open on the bench. It’s organized for real repairs: minor adjustments → maintenance → disassembly → cleaning → major repair → reassembly, with diagrams and step-by-step sequences so you can diagnose and fix issues correctly.

✅ Models Covered

• 1959–1969 Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide & Electra Glide

• Model designations include FL / FLH (varies by year)

📑 Table of Contents

1) PRODUCT

• General Specifications (dimensions, capacities, engine specs, ratios, tire data)

• Service (new motorcycle service checks: 500/1000 miles + regular service intervals)

• Locating Troubles (engine, generator/charging, carburetion, transmission, clutch, brakes)

2) CHASSIS

• Drive: front/rear chain adjustment, lubrication, wear gauging, chain removal/installation

• Wheels: wheel removal, hub service, bearings (roller/ball bearing hubs), sprocket replacement

• Handlebar controls (spark/throttle controls)

• Frame (basic dimensions)

• Forks (oil change, disassembly, steering damper, trail, bearings, shocks, rear fork)

• Brakes (front/rear brake adjustment, hydraulic master cylinder)

• Seat (seat post)

• Fiberglass body care & repair (surface finishing, patching)

• Tools

3) ENGINE

• General (specs, lubrication, oil filter, oiling/breather, repair procedures)

• Cylinder Head (remove/repair guides & seats, grind/lap valves, assemble, tappet adjustment)

• Cylinder (piston/cylinder service, rings, rod bushing/rod straightening)

• Gearcase (oil pump, tappets/guides, timing gears, cover bushings)

• Crankcase (case split, flywheels, rod bearing races, main bearings, sprocket bearing, assembly)

• Fuel System (HD/M/DC/MD carburetor info, fuel strainer, air cleaner, fuel tank & valve)

4) TRANSMISSION

• Transmission (specs, function, strip for repair, overhaul)

• Clutch (adjust, disassemble)

• Starter (kick starter + clutch)

• Electric starter (starter drive, disassembly)

• Gear box (shift linkage, shifter cover/forks, gear box disassembly)

• Tools

5) ELECTRICAL

• Wiring diagrams with key (by year ranges: 1959, 1960, 1961–64, 1965–67, 1968)

• Switches (ignition/light, button, dimmer/horn, neutral, solenoid)

• Lamps (headlamp removal/aiming, bulb chart)

• Generator (standard & fan cooled): test output/field/armature, disassembly

• Circuit breaker (points adjustment, ignition timing)

• Ignition coil troubleshooting

• Regulator (service/testing)

• Battery (care/charging/electrolyte)

• Horn (service/adjust)

• Tools

6) MISCELLANEOUS

• Instruments (tachometer service)

• General information

🔥 What This Manual Helps You Do (Fast)

• Dial in chain tension and keep primary/rear drive running smooth

• Service wheels & bearings, correct wobble/weave causes, and align the rear wheel properly

• Full top-end work: valves, guides, seats, tappets, cylinders, pistons, rings

• Deep engine work: timing gears, oil pump, crankcase & flywheels

• Repair clutch + gearbox + starter (kick + electric)

• Diagnose and repair charging/ignition, and use the correct year wiring diagram

📌 File Details

Restore and repair your classic Harley the right way with a true workshop-style manual covering engine, transmission, chassis, and wiring by year. Buy now and download instantly—perfect for garage builds and serious maintenance.