Heal/toe shifter loose?
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Tourer
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
Heal/toe shifter loose?
I have noticed that my heal-toe shifter rattles quite a bit in the rougher RPM ranges of my 2001 Road King. I can silence it by lightly placing my boot along one of the pegs or its arm.
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
Road Warrior
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From: N. Tx.
Last time I tightened my shifter I used some thread locker on it and then put one wrap of safety wire around the nut and anchored the nut so it couldn't vibrate loose. That was 4 yrs ago and it's still nice and tight.
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From: DUNDALK,MARYLAND
Have dealer replace it. It's a three hour job to pull the side covers to get room to replace the linkage arm go into trans. You can try to get tight but it will keep working off. Good time to have chrome parts replace same labor.
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From: Kingman Arizona
I have noticed that my heal-toe shifter rattles quite a bit in the rougher RPM ranges of my 2001 Road King. I can silence it by lightly placing my boot along one of the pegs or its arm.
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
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I have noticed that my heal-toe shifter rattles quite a bit in the rougher RPM ranges of my 2001 Road King. I can silence it by lightly placing my boot along one of the pegs or its arm.
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
A closer surface inspection reveals that the vertical shifter arm (one that comes out of the trans) really vibrate. Being that I am only learning my Harley mechanics, how "loose" should I expect those arms to be? What would I focus on to reduce the problem?
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You are riding it too much. Buy some chrome and then get some polish and just clean it in the the driveway and it will go allot longer without stuff coming loose.
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Tourer
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
Well, the Road King is new-to-me and I have only been behind its handlebars since the beginning of April. Any lack of preventative maintenance lies on the shoulders of the previous owner.
However, last night I did some work on the shifting linkage. This morning, the rattling is completely gone. The vibration still exists but appears to be greatly reduced to something more in line with what I would expect from a Harley.
However, last night I did some work on the shifting linkage. This morning, the rattling is completely gone. The vibration still exists but appears to be greatly reduced to something more in line with what I would expect from a Harley.