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Road Warrior
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From: Jefferson, Oregon
Snap!
So, as I pull into my garage today I went to shift into neutral and my shift lever is flopping back and forth.
I get off, look at it and my lever snapped off from the bracket that is connected to the shift rod.
So, the shift rod is just rotating in the bracket, I think the weld failed. I didn't pull it off but they are brand new HD forward controls. I bought off a dealer on Ebay so I don't know if they will honor the 90 day parts warranty....
If not, I guess I'll be doing some welding.I thought buying quality parts from HD (well, I wanted them PC'd in black is the real reason) I wouldn't have something like this fail. I'm glad it didn't happen in town or on the road and it did it in my garage.
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I get off, look at it and my lever snapped off from the bracket that is connected to the shift rod.
So, the shift rod is just rotating in the bracket, I think the weld failed. I didn't pull it off but they are brand new HD forward controls. I bought off a dealer on Ebay so I don't know if they will honor the 90 day parts warranty....
If not, I guess I'll be doing some welding.
I thought buying quality parts from HD (well, I wanted them PC'd in black is the real reason) I wouldn't have something like this fail. I'm glad it didn't happen in town or on the road and it did it in my garage. RANT over.
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Road Warrior
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From: Jefferson, Oregon
I knew that would come up. 
I couldn't ride the mids more than 50 miles without pretty bad cramps. I think it was due to the seat more than anything...but the forwards were a gift so...........
but yeah.
I couldn't ride the mids more than 50 miles without pretty bad cramps. I think it was due to the seat more than anything...but the forwards were a gift so...........
but yeah.
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Road Warrior
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From: Jefferson, Oregon
Oh it wasn't the balljoint failure that is common...it was the hard parts. The shift lever is splined on the rod that goes into a bracket. The rod that is welded into the bracket...the weld failed. 
Kinda scary the more I think about it. 
But I will go ahead and make the upgrade anyway, I didn't think I would need to so soon though.
This just eats into my head/cam saving fund. DAMN.
Kinda scary the more I think about it. But I will go ahead and make the upgrade anyway, I didn't think I would need to so soon though.
This just eats into my head/cam saving fund. DAMN.
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Had to go out and see what you were talking about. That does suck!! Kind of looks cheap there on the inside where that weld is.
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Road Warrior
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From: Jefferson, Oregon
Yeah, I should have took a picture to better explain.
I was rather baffled at first as well, then I saw the area that is welded and it is REALLY lame for the abuse shift levers can take.
I'm really shocked it failed like it did.
I was rather baffled at first as well, then I saw the area that is welded and it is REALLY lame for the abuse shift levers can take.
I'm really shocked it failed like it did.
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Oh it wasn't the balljoint failure that is common...it was the hard parts. The shift lever is splined on the rod that goes into a bracket. The rod that is welded into the bracket...the weld failed. Kinda scary the more I think about it.
But I will go ahead and make the upgrade anyway, I didn't think I would need to so soon though.
This just eats into my head/cam saving fund. DAMN.
Kinda scary the more I think about it. But I will go ahead and make the upgrade anyway, I didn't think I would need to so soon though.
This just eats into my head/cam saving fund. DAMN.
