Shifter Problems HELP
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Shifter Problems HELP
I have a 2006 Night Train. I took the bike out today for a short time and I started to have problems with the shift lever not resetting when I shift into a higher gear.
Whenever I raise my foot and the shift lever it will go into the next higher gear but the lever will stay in the elevated position and not reset down, allowing me to up shift again.
I was having to press the lever back down with my foot or hand in order to reset it to the normal position and then it would allow me to go to the next higher gear.
Any help with this fix please holler.
Whenever I raise my foot and the shift lever it will go into the next higher gear but the lever will stay in the elevated position and not reset down, allowing me to up shift again.
I was having to press the lever back down with my foot or hand in order to reset it to the normal position and then it would allow me to go to the next higher gear.
Any help with this fix please holler.
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I just fixed mine on a 05 fatboy. Remove the shifters and unbolt the front shift linkage. Then remove the shaft that the shifters attach to and clean it up and grease. I used a round file to clean where the shaft goes through. Works better than ever now.
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Pull off the shift lever clean and relube the shaft and you'll be fine.
You might want to do two things while you have it apart.
First would be to replace the shift rod with a new one that has Hyme joints on the end.
Harley makes a 'cheap' one for around $80 that's made of polished stainless steel. They work very well and eliminate all of the slop in the stock rod.
The second is to carfully use a some fine grit metal polishing cloth (Emery paper) on the shifter pivot shaft and put a small strip on a wooden dowel and use it on the end of a drill to polish up the inside of the shifter arm.
Then when you put it together use plenty of high grade grease and you'll never have a problem with it again.
If you want to go all out you can drill and tap a small hole in the shift arm and fit it with a Zirk grease fitting so you can grease it up when you change the oil.
You might want to do two things while you have it apart.
First would be to replace the shift rod with a new one that has Hyme joints on the end.
Harley makes a 'cheap' one for around $80 that's made of polished stainless steel. They work very well and eliminate all of the slop in the stock rod.
The second is to carfully use a some fine grit metal polishing cloth (Emery paper) on the shifter pivot shaft and put a small strip on a wooden dowel and use it on the end of a drill to polish up the inside of the shifter arm.
Then when you put it together use plenty of high grade grease and you'll never have a problem with it again.
If you want to go all out you can drill and tap a small hole in the shift arm and fit it with a Zirk grease fitting so you can grease it up when you change the oil.
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