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I have a 97 FLHR that has excessive slack in the shift linkage, There is some movement in the foot shift shaft and the bearing/bushings need to be replaced. the bigger issues seems to be the amount of travel on the transmission shaft without any tension. I bought the bike a month ago and have been sorting out issues and have no idea how many actual mile it has. The total travel may not bee to much and the bike shifts and is rideable.
I'm thinking the spring on the shift pawl are gone.
Can they be inspected and/or replaced without removing the transmission.
Short answer NO, but make sure the shifter arm isn't worn out, or the allen bolt isn't loose before you get to carried away.
I had to replace the shift pawl on my last bike (came off the shaft inside the transmission), nothing to it - just remove all the primary,
Pull the guts out of the trans, replace $17 part then totally reassemble.
The best part is, I had to replace the stator about two weeks later. ..
I had to replace the shift pawl on my last bike (came off the shaft inside the transmission), nothing to it - just remove all the primary,
Pull the guts out of the trans, replace $17 part then totally reassemble.
The best part is, I had to replace the stator about two weeks later. ..
Right, I was answering his question weather or not he has to tear into the trans, which he does. But I have also seen the link arm bad as well.
I had the shifter spring break once - the shift lever will drop down to the depressed (downshift) position and stay there. Not "mushy" -- just goes to the bottom and that's it.
I've also had a bike where the shift arm becomes loose on the transmission shaft. That's where the "loose, mushy" feeling is coming from.
Rear shift arm was the problem. Appears someone put loctite RED on the tension stud but didn't tighten it fully. Bolt would not move but arm was sloppy which allowed it to wear a little. Finally broke the bolt loose cleaned it and properly tightened, So MUCH better.
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Shift Pawl Spring replacements
