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I noticed some play between the shift lever and the shaft. I pulled off the foot levers and shift lever and cleaned it all up.
It seems I can't get the pinch bolt tight enough to clamp down tightly on the shaft. The foot levers rock back and forth about a quarter of an inch. Is there a chance this was designed this way? Is this lever tight on the shaft on your bikes?
Did you look at the splines? Are they stripped? You are talking about the inside that is attached to the shift linkage correct? If that is loose, you'll definitely need to buy that splined shaft and replace it asap. Otherwise you may not be shifting completely into each gear.
I had a '12 street glide that had this issue.
replace the socket head capscrew with a regular grade 8 hex head bolt. Then before installing use a vise or hammer and pinch the gap shut. It was a BITC H to get it perfect but eventually I got it to slide on with virtually zero play then loctited and tightened the PI$$ out of the bolt. Did it with the primary installed. Was tight until the day I sold the bike 17k later.
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Loose shift lever
