1984 Softtail
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1984 Softtail
I've got an 84 FXST with a badly leaking tranny. I'm a beginner at working on Harleys, though a decent mechanic experienced with brit bikes. When looking for parts, or replacement trannys (I see 5 speed conversions that are appealing), this bike is never listed. Is it the same tranny as an 1984 shovel head? Or is it a unique box, due to mounting considerations. What are the cross reference parts and trannys that I should be looking for. I see many year ranges of cross overs, 36-80, 80-84, all big v-twins, and so on, but figure that this bike may have it's own unique fitment. Any help?
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I have a Baker 6 speed in a 4 speed case in mine...it was not listed as fitting a Softail, but I figured I could make it work. I had to shorten mounting studs so they would not hit the shocks, get creative with the starter brace mounting, and knock a dent on the backside of my exhaust, because the tranny was wider than the stock one. the worst part is you have to remove one of the shocks to change the oil in the trans. Piece of cake.
Last edited by Tom84FXST; Mar 30, 2011 at 12:35 PM.
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I have a Baker 6 speed in a 4 speed case in mine...it was not listed as fitting a Softail, but I figured I could make it work. I had to shorten mounting studs so they would not hit the shocks, get creative with the starter brace mounting, and knock a dent on the backside of my exhaust, because the tranny was wider than the stock one. the worst part is you have to remove one of the shocks to change the oil in the trans. Piece of cake.
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