Great video! Looked up the tool..~90.00, OUCH. Might have to find out if one of the techs near me has one already.

 

Great video....wish he was a local guy. I'd give him my business!

 

Good advice..


These are a known wear issue.... I've replaced them on a '16 and a '15 already, both were at about 20K miles

I replaced mine and a friend's. We were both having "shifter rattle". The HD dealer had 3 pairs in stock. Since I was going to use two pair right away I figured I get all three pairs and I'd keep a pair as a spare. I told him I'd take all three pairs... He said, "Do you have 3 bikes, or do you just know that these things wear out fast....." He went on to tell me they sell a bunch of them..

Tightened up both our shifters, and I added a shift rod with heim joints and it made shifting even better....

 

All kinds of ways to improvise to do that job without that $90 tool just as well.

 

There is a pic of my setup somewhere on here. My kid put it on here as i just don't have the skill to fool with this. All i really did was take the outer shifter and turned it straight up and welded a 3/8 rod on it with a lightweight shift ****. It gets a high buzz kinda vibe going on above 60mph. I think i'm going to try some 1/2 inch ID nylon washers to try and tighten it up some.

 

The 90$ cost for the Jims tool is well worth it in my opinion. First you get the satisfaction of doing the job yourself. Second, the $90 pays itself off when compared to what the dealer would charge to replace the 2 bushings. In the end you have a new tool in your toolbox for future use. That's what I did so who ever lives in Montreal and needs the Jims tool, let me know 😁

 

I replaced my bushings in about 30 mins. I didn't want to part with $90 either. Search your deep sockets. I was able to find one that is the correct OD. There are 2 bushings. Pull the stem out, then drive both bushings out towards the engine. Replace the bushings one at a time. Take care not to drive the first one too far.

Thanks,
Rob

 

You guys do remember that the OP's concern was with side to side ( east / west ).right? While the bushings are a wear item they have little to nothing to do with curing side to side motion ... just sayin'

 

drive the bushings out with the correct size socket. i'm going to guess the shift shaft is 1/2 ". if that's the correct size, get a 1/2" bolt or whatever the shaft size is, a couple of hardened washers and a nut. pull the bushings in with that. it shouldn't cost more that $4 at a hardware store.

 

jiggly shift levers, replaced shifter shaft bushings P/N 42642-00A

some fellas have these wear out at 10k