Lowering Heel shifter?
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Road Warrior
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Lowering Heel shifter?
Been riding my Road King around for a few days now and it has been great....the only thing odd I have noticed is that the heel shifter seems like it is a LOT higher than on my VTX. On the VTX I can keep my foot on the floor board, raise my heel and shift. On the Road King I have to physically lift my whole foot off the floor board to use the heel shifter. Well despite me being my usual rock headed self I have come to the conclusion that this just aint right dee dee dee 
Take a look at this pic...pretty high huh?
I took a closer look tonight and it looks like it is adjustable? Looks like there are 2 allen head bolts, one for the toe shifter and one for the heel shifter...I imagine the front upside down on is for the heel shifter?
Is it as simple as just loosing that bolt and adjusting? Do you need to take the whole shifter arm off to adjust because there are preset positions? Splines etc...
I suppose I could just shoot over to the dealer also as he is literally 5 minutes down the road.
I'm just getting tired of looking like Chief Jay Strongbow doing his leg lifts whenever I want to shift
Thanks in advance
Take a look at this pic...pretty high huh?
I took a closer look tonight and it looks like it is adjustable? Looks like there are 2 allen head bolts, one for the toe shifter and one for the heel shifter...I imagine the front upside down on is for the heel shifter?
Is it as simple as just loosing that bolt and adjusting? Do you need to take the whole shifter arm off to adjust because there are preset positions? Splines etc...
I suppose I could just shoot over to the dealer also as he is literally 5 minutes down the road.
I'm just getting tired of looking like Chief Jay Strongbow doing his leg lifts whenever I want to shift
Thanks in advance
Road Warrior
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Loosen the screw, slide it off the spline and put it back on in a different position. Don't forget to tighten it back up when you're done.
Last edited by NoCoLoco; Nov 16, 2010 at 11:31 PM.
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I'm a former VTX rider also and I immediately noticed the same problem with the heal shifter when I drove my RK home for the first time. It really is simple to adjust the heal shifter yourself so go for it.
Cruiser
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I have also moved mine down, much more comfortable now. Just a suggestion, put some loc-tite on that thing when you get it torqued back down, search this forum and you'll see how many people have problems with that heel shifter falling off while crusing around. Good luck, Sir...nice ride.
Road Warrior
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Easy to adjust, as others have already posted. I would recommend a little loctite though, or it will eventually go AWHOL. And when you take it in for service, don't be surprised if the shifter gets put back on just as it is right now.
EDIT: Well, in the time I typed that, I see the above post made the same recommendation regarding Loctite. The other problem is even if you don't lose the shifter, it can move out enough that you can strip the teeth.
EDIT: Well, in the time I typed that, I see the above post made the same recommendation regarding Loctite. The other problem is even if you don't lose the shifter, it can move out enough that you can strip the teeth.
Last edited by UltraClassicElectraGlide; Nov 17, 2010 at 12:20 AM.
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Thanks Guys! Seems simple enough Loosen, pull off reposition in one of the lower spline positions and re-tighten to 18-22 ft lbs using blue loctite
I miss anything?
Loosen, pull off reposition in one of the lower spline positions and re-tighten to 18-22 ft lbs using blue loctiteI miss anything?
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Best thing you can do! Never understood the heel shifter anyways. How do people ride with them on? Unless your foot is 6" long they are in the way and restricting.