Shifter link broke...
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Shifter link broke...
So I'm high-tailing it home from Fort Morgan CO to Minneapolis....a nice 830 miles jaunt :/ when there goes my shifting in the middle of BFE South Dakota on the Res. Anyway.....I managed to Zip tie it back together, but for the life of me, I can't "fix" it. It's the part that's the front of the shifter that has the splines on it, if that makes sense??? The main bolt that goes into the housing.....I can't figure out if I lost a bolt or something, but I can't get it to tighten down. I'm pretty sure I will just be getting some heim joints and doing the mods I read up on here in the past as this happened to my 03 several times.
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So I'm high-tailing it home from Fort Morgan CO to Minneapolis....a nice 830 miles jaunt :/ when there goes my shifting in the middle of BFE South Dakota on the Res. Anyway.....I managed to Zip tie it back together, but for the life of me, I can't "fix" it. It's the part that's the front of the shifter that has the splines on it, if that makes sense??? The main bolt that goes into the housing.....I can't figure out if I lost a bolt or something, but I can't get it to tighten down. I'm pretty sure I will just be getting some heim joints and doing the mods I read up on here in the past as this happened to my 03 several times.
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This is a very common problem with HD's I actually carry two spares in my tourpac just for people like you out on the road -
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...all-joint.html
old part number was
33729-82
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...all-joint.html
old part number was
33729-82
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Not sure how well this pic shows it.... I guess it doesn't really, but the bottom right of the pic, where the main bolt goes thru....on the other side of the linkage (bottom joint).....am I missing a part? For the life of me, can't figure out if I'm missing something or I just can't get the clamp opened up to snug on the spindles....regardless, bike goes in next Wednesday for a speaker that blew and will have them fix it. Will likely be ordering the heim joints tho ASAP.
Last edited by rhuff; Sep 9, 2015 at 12:31 PM.
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Shifter link broke...
There should be a groove machined around the splined shaft that the shank of the bolt slides through to align the lever. Push the lever on til you can see the groove then insert the bolt and tighten. You may have to push or brace the back side of the shaft to achieve this.
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Okay....thanks, it just really doesn't want to seat. I think I may have to brace the back an then use a rubber mallet to get it to work.
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Road Warrior
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From: Charlotte
On my 2012, my shifter link broke just as I was leaving the NC mountains. Popped right off and I was not able to repair it. I had to get a tow. The stock ones are made of aluminum. Why won't Harley make them chrome, especially since this is a constant known problem.
