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03-27-2023, 10:59 AM

YZR

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Originally Posted by Bubba Zanetti

Do you 'bang' the gears when you shift? I have seen guys kick and stomp the hell out of those shift arms.

I always try to shift as smoothly as possible.

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03-27-2023, 02:36 PM

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I think chopper_man nailed it. When you look closely, the bolt protrudes into the shaft undercut very little, maybe the depth of the thread. After pulling the bolt out I could see where one thread was flattened. This probably allowed the heel shifter to slide off.
My plan is to get a new bolt and try to find a plumbing washer to wrap around the bolt and get more material into the undercut. Don't know if this will work but it's a start.

Thanks to all who have chimed in!

PS: the arm has the Harley logo so it is OEM.

I'm not sure what the torque spec is for that bolt, but if the shifter is walking on the spline I doubt it is torqued enough regardless. It is hard to get enough torque on it using a regular allen wrench, I got an allen that will fit on my socket wrench so I could get it nice and tight, if left loose and just the undercut is holding it on the splines will eventually ware out.

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