Hard to Shift
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Hard to Shift
I think I must have bent something while trying to put my bike in 5th gear when I had it on the stand. I was fighting it pretty hard. Now, it is hard to shift. Kind of a crunchy feel, not smooth like it was. Especially hard to down shift. Any idea what to check? Thanks
Last edited by 89FLHTC; Apr 23, 2016 at 06:20 PM.
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I had to put it in 5th to be able to turn the engine to adjust my push rods.
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I do it 'cause it's easier to spin the wheel.
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All of the instructions say to put the bike in its highest gear with the plugs removed. It was still difficult to spin the wheel. Ever try to push your bike in first gear? I bet you can in 5th. Anyway, I must have bent a shift fork or something. This is going to get expensive...
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Yeah, you wouldn't push or pop start your bike in first gear because the plugs are in,compression changes that aspect of it, third or fourth to push start. Anyho...hope you didn't screw up anything internally.
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All of the instructions say to put the bike in its highest gear with the plugs removed. It was still difficult to spin the wheel. Ever try to push your bike in first gear? I bet you can in 5th. Anyway, I must have bent a shift fork or something. This is going to get expensive...
The last time mine was hard to shift it turned out that the lock nuts loosened on the heim joints on the shifter shaft.