has anyone else here had a problem with a ultima six speed OD trans going bad, this one started whining very badly in 4th and 6th, so we removed, inspected it and found nothing, reinstalled it with all new H-D bearings and new *** door bearing, started riding it and it sounded better than before till about 250 miles later and it happened again, the first 2000 plus miles there was no problems what so ever, anyone else have this problem, also has anyone had any problems with the revtec 6sp OD trans ???????????

 

You`re kidding, right?

Do a search, the consensus is they are junk.

 

we had 2 ultima`s go bad,same bike.softail with a S&S 124". revtechs are JUNK too!!

 

this is one out of four i have installed that went bad, it seems that alot of people useing the ultima seem to like it, i never have been a revtec fan, or CCI but the new 6sp doesnt use the aux shaft for 1st and uses the oem door, nobodys saying much bad......

 

yea ,same problem
I have an ultima 6 speed and only 4600 miles on my bike it was winding in 1,2,and 3 drained oil and found needle bearing fall out looks like I order a new one only have a 109ci thought it should have handled it .I only street drive this bike and roll into it I have never spun the tire guess thats out of the question
ride on

 

They do have a very reasonable price tag...say less than around 1/2 the cost of a Baker. Maybe we get what we pay for. I don't trust any of them anyway....I have been burned buy one that cost a he!! of a lot more than $800.

Put your 5-speed back in if it will still fit, and change your gearing to suit your taste.

 

hi their
this bike is a total custom it came with this 6 speed and you are right they are not to hard of a hit but what can ya do ya play ya pay
ride on
thanks bryan

 

I can't tell from the picture exactly what you have there, but you should be able to get a good used 5-speed case-n-all for $400-$500 and just change it all for less than the cost of even a new cheap 6-speed gear set. You will avoid all the cost of pressing things in and out of your old case. You just have to be sure you get the right tranny to match your inner. May have to adjust some brackets and things for exhaust attachments, etc. and you will have 1-less gear to brag about, but one less to fail too. The primary guts and the clutch lifting components should just change over. Transmissions are all over e-bay for a song-and-a-dance. You can change your pulleys to re-gear if you need to.

I ripped-out a $2,800 6-speed gear-set and replaced mine with a 5-speed case-n-all for around $400. I never used any special tools or hauled it to a shop to pay anybody to press anything on, in, or out.

 

[ATTACH][/ATTACH]thanks for all the info

I have a new 6 speed showing up at the door on friday I have about 3 hours on getting old transmission out hope to have it all changed over by first of the week and if and when this one fails I was thinking of going to an open primary to see if that would be any stronger .thats what I was told but not sure if this was why this trans took a crap or I just have to meny poneys I was told around 145 hp but it has never been on a dyno but I would like to find out some day
anyways here are some more side shotz
thanks again for the help
bryan

 

I don't see how an open primary (belt drive) is going to solve a transmission problem. All I ever had from a belt drive primary was trouble. If you just putt around town or take short trips, a belt drive is very smooth, but no good for touring. Harley tried to make a belt drive primary work, but never could. Gates could not build a belt that would hold up under the heat. I don't see how this is going to help a transmission problem at all.