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.




RANT over.

 

Damn muscles!!

 

I wish. Beer is helping....

 

Should have left the mids and hiway pegs you had,,,,,,,,

 

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.

 

Now you can upgrade the hardware with these john deer parts. I know some have and it's pretty much bullet proof.

Part Number RE13035

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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