Did the OEM forward Controls last week
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I put the forward controls on my 07 super glide right after I got it in May of 07. About a year later (10,000 miles) I started having primary fluid leaking out of the hole in the primary where the shifter shaft for the mid controls came through. I pulled the outer primary and the gasket between the inner and outer that seals the hole had moved down and was letting fluid into the hole. I put a new gasket on. No leak, until about a month ago. Started leaking again. Found the gasket had moved down again, I put some gasket sealant on it when I put it in the last time. Has anyone else had this problem?
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I put the forward controls on my 07 super glide right after I got it in May of 07. About a year later (10,000 miles) I started having primary fluid leaking out of the hole in the primary where the shifter shaft for the mid controls came through. I pulled the outer primary and the gasket between the inner and outer that seals the hole had moved down and was letting fluid into the hole. I put a new gasket on. No leak, until about a month ago. Started leaking again. Found the gasket had moved down again, I put some gasket sealant on it when I put it in the last time. Has anyone else had this problem?
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Wilmington, NC
I took every ones advice and did it my self. I did not have to split the primary at all. First I took the shift lever off and slid the shaft to the inside and used a pnumatic hack saw with a normal hacksaw blade and guided it with my finger and riped right through the shaft and pulled it out. I did have to unplug the spark plug wires and move them out of the way. I then loosened the trans shifter arm and with a 90 degree screwdriver I was able to pry the splines open a little bit. I tiped the top of the shifter arm towards the engine and there was enough clearance to sneak it out. The new shaft was already was never compressed so I did not have to pry it at all I just put it down in there at an angel and it slid right on no problem and I did not have to force anything it went right together about an hour and a half.
What about marking the shifter shaft like the instructions say to? Pulling the stock lever off this way would seem like you'd have to eyeball the new one going on?
Raining now but I hope to finish up by tomorrow. Any advice would be appreciated.
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From: Clymer, Pa
I took every ones advice and did it my self. I did not have to split the primary at all. First I took the shift lever off and slid the shaft to the inside and used a pnumatic hack saw with a normal hacksaw blade and guided it with my finger and riped right through the shaft and pulled it out. I did have to unplug the spark plug wires and move them out of the way. I then loosened the trans shifter arm and with a 90 degree screwdriver I was able to pry the splines open a little bit. I tiped the top of the shifter arm towards the engine and there was enough clearance to sneak it out. The new shaft was already was never compressed so I did not have to pry it at all I just put it down in there at an angel and it slid right on no problem and I did not have to force anything it went right together about an hour and a half.
I'm new to this forum, and forums period, but I just wanted to say thanks, just got done puttinf my forwards on and I didn't split the primarys, everything went smoothly and turned out great. Way better that'll that 70 per hour I was gunna be charged.
This is the before picture
This is after, ill get some more pictures tomorrow when im not crammed in the shed, but notice no crash bar, it wont fit with the new controls
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