Hi,

I'm having the same issue. Did you go to a mechanic to get it drilled and tapped? I was going to use a self-tapping screw, but then wanted to reach out to someone with experience in doing this. My horror story happened while riding down the highway with my wife and a few others. The heel shifter came off and thankfully they were able to avoid hitting it.

 

x2. After my pant leg catching it the third time when new when i got home it came off. Personally I do not see the advantage of it.

 

Same!!!

 

It's quite evident from the pictures that the OP provided that his shaft ( no, not that one ) is worn from the loose shifter arm. Replacing the shaft is an easy repair. Take note when you install the new shaft that it doesn't "wobble" in the bushings that it fits into. If it does replace the bushings ( Part #27 in Vernal's link ) . Another relatively simple repair. You DO NOT have to remove the primary to replace the bushings. After installing the new shaft ( and shift arms if there is evidence of damage to the splines ) be sure that the bolts are torqued to spec and be sure that the area that is slotted in the shifter arms has space ( in other words it hasn't collapsed so that it will not tighten further ). Using some Blue Loc-Tite on the pinch bolts is highly recommended

 

The spline shaft is an unnecessary redundancy in adjustment. The shift linkage has adjustment in it so the spline shaft could be replaced with a square end.

 

I would disagree. The adjustment in the splines is the course adjustment and the adjustmentt on the linkage is fine.. You may not get enough adjustment off the linkage only. There is some overlap tho..

 

A lot of folks say throw the heel shifter away. I happen to like it and so do a lot of others so if you like it, here's a solution I did on my '99 Ultra when I had it. The heel shifter kept coming loose so I took it off, drilled out the threads on the shifter itself, got a grade 8 5/16" bolt and nut and tightened that sucker down. Nothing moved after that.