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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 09:11 AM
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I still have the "great" memory of being on the side of I-25 between Cheyenne and Denver, at night, in the rain, trying to deal with my buddy's broken stock shifter rod on his Superglide. I changed mine to the heim joint variety the day after I got back to Albuquerque.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 09:15 AM
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Local hardware store , got studs and Heim joints and made it work
 
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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 10:10 AM
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Local hardware store , got studs and Heim joints and made it work
I have that same shift link on my Fatboy...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 03:17 PM
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The puzzling thing is that HD uses those Spherical Rod Ends (Heim Joints) on some models...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 08:48 PM
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I could have made mine either way but like the look of the ball joint. I can carry spares in my side bag.


 
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Old Nov 16, 2023 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Bob
The ball joint looks much cleaner and very easy to source and replace.
Personally I like the looks of the heim joint more, and IMO the heim joints are far more easy to source and replace. You can find those heims at basically any hardware store.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2023 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
The puzzling thing is that HD uses those Spherical Rod Ends (Heim Joints) on some models...
My 95 Dyna had a heim joint on the front of linkage rod, and left hand thread ball joint in the rear.
The 2019 Tri Glide........two ball joints, both right hand threads.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2023 | 05:58 PM
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Got both shifter rods fitted and installed.
Maybe it's just me, but I believe I can tell a small difference in the smoothness/ less clunk.
The upgrade is bound to add 10 ,12 percent more horsepower and torque...................right?😉😁
 
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Originally Posted by Blue Bob
The ball joint looks much cleaner and very easy to source and replace.

These will fit the all factory linkages with 5/16-24 Right hand thread. I think they stock left hand threads too.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 05:23 PM
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Put one on the Heritage.
duck duck - Amazon softail shifter linkage



 
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