Loose Shifter Arm
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Road Master
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Loose Shifter Arm
The shifter arm on my 07 Heritage is loose down at the bottom (transmission level). Does anyone happen to know what size Allen wrench is needed for the shifter arm bolt? Harley said the whole primary assembly, clutch and all, needs to come off to tighten it and I'm not buying that.
It's definitely going to be hard to get at..
It's definitely going to be hard to get at..
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Road Master
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From: Dallas tx
Thanks! I got my flexible mirror and LED flashlight out and got to looking at it. The head of the Allen bolt is stripped out completely, so someone has already tried it tighten it and screwed up the bolt head. That's kinda strange since when I got the bike long ago, it only had 5K miles on it. No one since has ever messed with it, unless Harley did it for some reason. I'm going to see if I can get an ease-out in it and get the bolt out.
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Theres another option, its a quality piece of kit.
https://betterlever.com/
Cant be sure this is the same kit used successfully by some uk members on another forum but it gives you a good idea of whats available if you want a fix that avoids removing the primary covers.
https://betterlever.com/
Cant be sure this is the same kit used successfully by some uk members on another forum but it gives you a good idea of whats available if you want a fix that avoids removing the primary covers.
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Road Master
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Thanks. I'm going to have another look at it today and see if I can figure out how to get it out of there without messing with the primary. I saw a YouTube video where a guy did just that, but it wasn't real clear how he did it. I've also got to figure out what to do about that stripped out bolt head..
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Thanks. I'm going to have another look at it today and see if I can figure out how to get it out of there without messing with the primary. I saw a YouTube video where a guy did just that, but it wasn't real clear how he did it. I've also got to figure out what to do about that stripped out bolt head..
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This may be a good time to upgrade you linkage rod to a better one with Heim joints instead of the original ball and socket joints. They are known to fail without warning! Hence one of the reasons most Harley riders carry zip ties with them.
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I found this on the "Better Lever" page
"6 SPEED BIKES HAVE A RECESSED AREA in the primary case across from the transmission shaft. This indent in the primary case gives enough room to take the lever off without removing the primary. Take the tightening bolt out and slide the worn out pot metal lever off the shaft"
"6 SPEED BIKES HAVE A RECESSED AREA in the primary case across from the transmission shaft. This indent in the primary case gives enough room to take the lever off without removing the primary. Take the tightening bolt out and slide the worn out pot metal lever off the shaft"
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Road Master
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From: Dallas tx
I found this on the "Better Lever" page
"6 SPEED BIKES HAVE A RECESSED AREA in the primary case across from the transmission shaft. This indent in the primary case gives enough room to take the lever off without removing the primary. Take the tightening bolt out and slide the worn out pot metal lever off the shaft"
"6 SPEED BIKES HAVE A RECESSED AREA in the primary case across from the transmission shaft. This indent in the primary case gives enough room to take the lever off without removing the primary. Take the tightening bolt out and slide the worn out pot metal lever off the shaft"
Edit: It sure doesn't look like there's anough room in there to get the arm out..
Last edited by Pitbull_Dallas; Oct 21, 2017 at 10:49 AM.