first I want to thank all of you for the help on my carb and tripmeter. I've got a new problem/question I know you can help me with.

I have pretty oxidized and down right shitty looking from fork tubes. I have an 89 fxstc with stock forks.

so I have the service manual cracked open and all it well. I'm pretty confident. Then I get the lower separated from the tube. That's where I need the help. I get them apart and low and behold there are 3 bushings in there. 2 tube bushings and 1 slider bushing. 1 each here I expected them and after about 10 minutes for letting the tube sit upside down, the 2nd tube bushing in there. Now I highly doubt the manual is wrong, so was the previous owner lazy and left it, or is there a "trick of the trade" that I don't know about?

 

From memory (not reliable) and this parts diagram (much more reliable) you should only have 2 bushings in each fork.
https://www.dodgecityharleydavidson....-81541-H030109

 

I used the service manual, and that exact web page and only see two myself.

 

Did that CV carb work out for you?

 

yes it did! worked out great thank you so much!

 

Nice!

 

Amy shows us that even a girly can strip and rebuild fork tubes in her videos! Go to HDF sponsor Motorcycle Metal's website and scroll down a little. Shows all you should find.

 

so definitely only supposed to be two, guessing the why was a royal screw up by previous owner instead of some ol school trick of the trade for something.