Heal Shift Removal.. Hacksawed Shifter Shaft..
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,590
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From: North Carolina
Seems you missed the entire point.......and by a country mile.
The hack saw was mentioned by the OP because almost every garage known to man has one. It's a simple tool that is easy to use, almost any garage owner can use one - maybe you're apprehensive because you're not that handy?
Also, for the same cost as that afterthought cap you bought, you can replace the shaft AND your take-off heel shifter.
If you don't want to do this mod....don't.
The hack saw was mentioned by the OP because almost every garage known to man has one. It's a simple tool that is easy to use, almost any garage owner can use one - maybe you're apprehensive because you're not that handy?
Also, for the same cost as that afterthought cap you bought, you can replace the shaft AND your take-off heel shifter.
If you don't want to do this mod....don't.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,976
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From: Northern California
AWESOME !! I love the mod you performed. It only cost you your time and I bet you had fun doing it. It looks clean and trim. Just think the money saved will fill your tank and provide a couple hundred miles of riding enjoyment.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,391
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It really doesn't matter how you remove your heel shifter or whether you buy the chrome cap, the spacer, cut the heel shifter off, or replace the shaft. The important thing to remember is that Heel shifters are for Gold Wing and Beemer riders. They just don't belong on a Harley.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 272
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From: pomgolia
it must be a different shaft to the one fitted on my bike, or the genuine hd one that replaced it when the splines stripped
if you pull the entire shaft out and fit it in back to front the cut end goes in next to the motor where it can rust away out of sight
if you pull the entire shaft out and fit it in back to front the cut end goes in next to the motor where it can rust away out of sight
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