Dude I completely love your videos. I have done all the maintenance on my 04 Road King to your stuff and I have always came out perfect. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us that have to take care of our bikes outside of Harley you ROCK! Mine was just as loose as yours was and it is tight as a drum now.
I'm glad it all worked out. I know how rewarding it is to work on your machine and resolve an issue. Loose part oily it all is very rewarding. Thank you for your kind words and all your support Jack. Ride safe and have a great day. I love my Road King.
I'm working on a friend's 2004 RK and it has the same problem. I cleaned the oil mist with brake cleaner and tried tightening the bolt but it wouldn't turn. Guess I'll have to take it out. Maybe the threads or shot. I'll try a new bolt. Thanks.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Lupelopez. Ride safe and have a great day. I love my Road King and yes, it is rewarding to fix your own bike.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and yourself Xavier. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day it is an easy fix.
My shifter was terribly loose but the bolt was super tight. It must have slowly vibrated loose after 22,000 miles I guess. I am glad I watch your excellent video and thank you.
Happy to Help, sure the shifting arm on the transmission is fully set in place and then tighten. Thank you for watching and your Sub Pigrolls. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Scott. Ride safe and have a great day. Love my Road King. But I was sad with the shifter, shouldn't be soft metal.
Ive just started watching your videos. You got great videos. Your videos have helped me out very much. I just came back from a ride and the shifter link is loose. Now thanks to you i can attend to that issues. Keep up the great videos and ur knowledge
@@TwoWheelRocco The shift lever is great now with the loctite thanks for your videos. One other question. I removed all the clutch plates replace with new set. When you remove all the plates there are 2 rings one is flat and the other is dished. I know the flat ring goes first then the second one the dished ring not sure which side to put it. Should that dished ring be oval towards the plates or oval towards the hub side. If you would know. Thanks
@@paulyvstar7924 Happy to read all went well. Oval towards the hub side. If you would know. Thank you for your Support Paul. Let us know how this worked out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
I just did this fix on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra. Taking off the left side rider heat shield and disconnecting the front of the toe shifter linkage rod gives plenty of room to make it happen. On my bike the bolt is a 5/16-24x1” hex head not a socket head/Allen bolt, so I used a 1/2” socket. Other than that I did exactly what you did in the video and it worked perfectly. Thanks Rocco!
Happy all went well. You got me nervous as I was reading.. Hope this ends well. Thank you for watching and all your support Rick. Ride safe and have a great day .
Happy to help. If you're not leaking any oil, I would not venture into that repair until you leak oil. Try to tighten the shifter,. I know it could be difficult but if you get it in the right position, you should like to results. Thank you for watching and all your support Steve. Ride safe and have a great day. That's the luck from New York.
Excellent video. I would change the bolt if you find it that loose. The threads get chewed and do not hold as well as they could potentially. Cheap to replace the bolt. Chapstick Loctitie cannot beat it. :-) Great channel.
Happy to help. And you are right, changing the bolt and using the chapstick Loctite cannot be beat. Thank you for watching, and your kind words and the tip. Ride safe and have a great day.
I never find 1st gear until I'm totally stopped and then place the trans in 1st it always goes in easily with no problem. I'm running a 98 Dyna with 33,000 miles, no loose linkage or shifting arm problems and no oil leaks at the shift shaft. Every spring I lightly oil all moving parts that need lube and check and tighten every bolt that needs attention. This takes me about 2 days to complete and the piece of mind I get is worth it alone not to mention that at 63 years old setting on the side of the road is not an option. I treat all my bikes the same way and none have let me down at any time ever. Enjoyed the video thanks.
Exactly what was wrong with my 🎉05 Ultra Classic ..eventually I'm going to replace the whole shifter on her ..(new splines and all) Thanks for the video Brother.
@@TwoWheelRoccoI got home last night and it was definitely the screw loose! I tightened it and everything was nice and tight when put back together. Thanks again for this helpful advice and I have a 2012 Electra glide ultra limited
My pleasure. Always happy to hear when things works out. Thank you for washing all your support. Dave. ride safe and have a great day.@@DetailerLifestyle
Happy to help. Very common problem for shifter seal to fails with oil on the floor besides a loose shifter lever. Thank you for watching and your sub Julio. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a '22 Lowrider S and just started experiencing a loose shift linkage. Maybe not as loose as yours but it's taking longer on the upshift to catch gears in a solid way. Hopefully it's as simple as this. Worse case- it's under factory warranty. Thanks for posting this.
Happy to help. I would use that warrant my friend. That's too new for any sort of problems. Thank you for watching. And your support Rolling Reaper. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a 2011 FLHX and when i follow your instructions i don't see that l/4 inch allen head, could it be different on my bike. But i will look again just incase i missed it..Thank you
Take a close look flashlight, it's there. Take a look at part #2 On diagram. Hope that helps. partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/ronnies/showmodel.asp?Type=13&make=hdmc&a=834&b=15&c=0&d=2011%20FLHX%20103%20STREET%20GLIDE%20%AE%20(KBM)%20GEAR%20SHIFTER%20ASSEMBLY. Thank you for your Sub Bruce. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great Holiday.
You may not even hv an oil leak from the tranny seal. That oil on the tranny near that area is also from the the vent line from the transmission)a little further back. The TC don’t really hv any pressure problems in the tranny (like the new M8), because the TC are vented. The hose goes up and forms a small downward “U” . The excess is just vented down toward that area. FYI. Also, I noticed you installed the shifter linkage with the heim joints. Did you have any issues with the linkage not running as “parallel” to the motor (ie have an offset)? I installed similar linkage and notice the offset is a bit more than with the stock linkage. I even attached it to the other side of the front pedal shaft to compensate for the offset, but it still was a bit much. I ended up using a larger bolt with some washers as spacers to even it out. Was wondering if you had similar issues? Thanks in advance. Great vid 👍😎
Just bought a 2005 Road King Classic with 30K miles on it. Great shape apart from the loose shifter. Found this video and was excited to fix it. Just came in from the garage and it looks like the bolt is as tight as it can be. Not going get any tighter. So I am assuming it has to be a worn shaft that is causing the play, and not a loose bolt. Dang! Still feel lucky to have the bike. :)
Sorry to hear about that. The shaft on the transmissions is made out a hardened steel. So it will be the arm that is worn. Try to loosen and retighten with a 1/2 ratchet. I know it gets a little uncomfortable and you do not feel won't to snap it, but that's what I had to do take a close look at the video. I am using 1/2 drive Thank you for watching and all your support David.. Ride safe and have a great day.
For foots sake, please replace the bolt! Preferably a grade 8 hex head with a lock washer! Just not worth saving a dollar and reuse a worn out bolt! And please understand that on a six speed bike, there is adequate clearance to remove the lever and replace it. Don't let the dealership remove your primary just to install a new lever. But on five speeds, the primary has to be removed to replace the lever
Happy to Help, at six quiz done almost 2 years ago never had another problem. But it is a problem with most of these baby twins with Miles, Thank you for watching and your sub Shimaze . Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support James. ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco . I followed your advice and sorted the slop in the gearbox end. Only to find the bushes in the gear change lever arm were worn out. Replaced the bushes. I now have slop free gear changing. Thanks.
Happy all worked out very rewarding to repair your motorcycle. Especially that shifter what ends up happening and gets so sloppy you end up getting an oil leak added that O-ring going into the box. Thank you for the update James. Ride safe and have a great day.
2002 CVO SE Road King Stock Dealer part. They will know. Primary chrome top trim cover???www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Davidson-FLHR-Road-King-1995-2006Inner-Primary-Cover-Chrome-by-Kuryakyn/323773603157?epid=20020654099&hash=item4b62691d55:g:UDsAAOSwLDFcrmIFHope this helps. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for your Sub Chris. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thanks for the great videos and information! My question is my front shifter arm on my 05 Road King Classic keeps getting stripped out. I even tried the trick from one of your videos, to open the gape to make it tighter on the splines, that didn't work out for me unfortunately it became loose and stripped out again. Do they make a main shifter rod that makes the front and rear shifters stationary, so the splines don't keep getting stripped out? You would think they would make something like a bolt or cotter pin to go through the main shifter rod to make it stationary so it doesn't keep getting stripped out. No? Am I thinking totally crazy here or missing something? Im not a mechanic, so please bear with my question. Thank you.
You need to cut that slot in your shifter to give you more room to clamp down on the spline. That is the answer and it will work. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Tony. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@Silentdrum71 Sorry to hear that. Try to buy one off eBay used. There's a good return policy if it's bad. The dealer are no good. Let us know how that works out.
Sometimes the spline on the lever gets worn to the point where no matter how tight the bolt is the lever will need to be replaced. It's a bit of a job because the inner primary needs to come off because there is not enough room to remove the lever otherwise. While your in there you might as well replace the seals.
Happy to Help, What bike and how many miles? just suggesting. After loosening the Allen head. Tried to put a screwdriver to wedge that lever closer and then tighten with a swivel and extension use a half inch drive ratchet. Worth to try, you'll see you will get more surface area for that shaft to tighten to. if you look close it will walk in and out watch the video put a wedge in there, I used screwdriver. wedge the side of loosened lever in. I've done this a few time, And I find that helps a lot. Thank you for watching and your Sub Joe. Let us know how it works out. Ride Safe and have a great day
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Greg. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy to help. Just be patient and have the right tools and everything will work out. Thank you for watching and your support Charles. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
Happy to help that's a Holly Davison dealer part. Take to consideration that you have to remove out of Primary Clutch compensator and enter primary cover there some special fools to remove the bushing on the shafts. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching all your support. But I will try to just re, unless there's significant Oil leak. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. This video shows you, should have no problems. Any questions just ask. I know it's annoying to hear that vibration and loose shifter. Thank you for watching and all your support Christo. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco, fkn A man, your the best. I just went to harbor freight, bout those long Allen keys, tightened that shift lever right up, now it's tight as prom night. I was so worried, this took me like 10 minutes. Love you bro.
I'm happy all went well. I know it's very rewarding to fix your own stuff and thank you for the update Chris. Ride safe and have a great day. Love these bikes.
I fell off my 2020 softball standard on a nasty dirty narrow country round and landed on my lift side on the bike which caused my gear shift stick to come loose now it's all flimsy. Any idea if it's a strip bolt or anything?
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Michael. Ride safe and have a great day. Take a look at video. aruclips.net/video/sP6GkIbJnyU/видео.html.
I just did this fix on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra. Taking off the left side rider heat shield and disconnecting the shifter linkage rod at the front/toe shifter will give you plenty of room. On my bike the bolt is a 5/16-24x1 hex head, not a socket head/Allen bolt, so I used a 1/2” socket. Other than that I did exactly what Rocco did in his video and it worked perfectly. Good luck!
Happy to help. Thank you for your insight and your support Greg. There's not much heat in the transmission as you noticed when you change the oi, but you are OKl it's never really black but that shifter bearing sits halfway in oil so you have a seal for that shifter rod, and that tends to fail, and especially when you got a loose shifter arm. Harley thing. Thank you for watching and all your support Greg. Ride safe and have a great day. Love my Road King. But I have changed that seal twice. I got 50,000 miles.
How long can you ride on it like that? I have been having a hell of a time shifting into first but that's the only gear I have a problem with. I have to really fight with it in first
Happy to help. I would try to fix it as soon as possible because of threads are gonna get beat up. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Robert. Ride safe and have a great day.
Whats going on Rocco! I have quick question. I have a 2012 switchback with 103. It stalls when I down shift wile im still holding the clutch. Doesn't do it all the time. It start right up after it happens. Any ideas?
I would look at the intake dirty and clean IAC sensorH here's a video. ruclips.net/video/hzxxamT5HL8/видео.html. Might take more then one time. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for your Sub Theone. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco. I followed the video step by step throat was dirty cleaned everything. It stalled on me i was going about 50mph hit clutch to down shift and brake the bike just stalled. I guess it happens when it drop rmps quickly.
Happy to help you gotta realize there's a lot of vibration on these V twins. So they do get loose. Thank you for watching and all your support Dimitria. Ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask.
Happy to help. You will get a feel for it. I tightened it. Watch the video you will see, I reset the placement of the arm. Thank you for watching and all your support Rich. Ride safe and have a great day.
My rear shift arm is loose, the bolt feels tight straight away. Do I pull it out and re tighten or try tighten it more . It's never been out so I'm afraid to break it
Happy to help. Take a look at the video, I'm using the half-inch ratchet with extensions and pushing the arm into the shaft with big screw driver. if you take the bolt out and replace with a new one you got less chances of it breaking because of fatigue. What year is your bike? Thank you for watching and your soul Joe. Let us know how it works out. Take your time and you will get a quarter turned out of it with a half inch ratchet. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you for your reply, I watched the video and I did see that 1/2 in. I'm gonna get a new bolt first before going fwd. It's a 2011 flhtc , Electraglide classic. 40,000 mi. I'll keep u posted .
@@TwoWheelRocco HI Rocco, I took the chance that I did not use enough leverage on the bolt when I checked for looseness. I used a long handle 3/8 and pulled it tighter and it worked . Turned a little at a time till the play was gone . Thank u for the suggestion.
@@Twosmacks happy to hear all went well. I know that loose shaky shifter is annoying. I do mine probably every 6 to 8 months I tighten it. Ride safe have a great day and thank you for watching.
I noticed a lot of slack in the shift linkage only front to back not side to side i almost couldn't get it in to first will this work for the issue im having or do I need to check somewhere else I have an 03 Road king no heel to shifter.
Happy to help. I'm gonna send you a video. You could have a little slack in your foot shift there itself take a look at this video with a quick fix and let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub race X. Ride safe and have a great day.ruclips.net/video/sP6GkIbJnyU/видео.html
Hey Rocco I know its been awhile wanted to give you an update. Turns out the clutch pack burned out the rear shift shaft lever disconnected from the shifter pawl. And somehow I also lost some bearing in the process also the shifter spline was completely stripped. Needless to say I had a decision to make and went with a 2017 low rider s. Its a completely different ride and so far seems to be running good except when I get into the higher rpms around 4,500 to 5,000 I notice a little pinging. Is this typically caused by bad spark plugs I put 93 octane gas in.
@@racex3721 these bikes don't really like to be at 45 5000 RPMs that's at the top end of the rpm range for a big V-twin. But good luck with the new ride and slow down Racer X. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Aspen. Ride safe and have a great day. You would think that they would've did a better job with that shifter set up.
Hey Rocco. Where are you located ? Sounds like a Brooklyn or jersey accent. I’m in NYC. I’d like to have some work done on my bike and would love if you could do it. I like how clean and meticulous your work is.
Happy to Help, Whats your bike doing? I moved 22 years ago from Long Island to Florida. So I can ride year-round. But I do miss the seasons New York delis Thank You for watching and your support James. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Perhaps I will move to florida so you can work on my bike. Bike's not doing anything bad, just wanted it inspected, new front motor mount, alignment and all that kind of maintenance stuff. Ride safe bother
Happy to help. Does it shift into third and fourth and fifth? Any questions just ask let me know. Thank you for watching and all your support Tony. Ride safe and have a great day. Usually they loosen up and the shift is useless.
tried this method and it came loose again in 5 miles even with the new bolt, blue lock tight and tightening with lever bar .. .any other ideas how to fix>??
Sorry to hear that. The way I look at it is. The only way to fix it properly. Is to take the outer and inner primary. clutch and compensator off to get to that lever on the tranny. Thank you Harley Davidson. So I myself will give it another little wrenching. Try to get it as much on the shaft as you can, and with your half inch ratchet wrench her down. You have no other choices. If it breaks, you're going in there. I think it's a very poor design. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your support. TSM. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. What year? How many miles? Try to roll your bike back and forth, At the same time play with shifting. Sounds like stuck between gears. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Kyle. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco 2007 Sportster xl1200c , just pulled the grenade plate out that was busted to crap and back and put in the screaming eagle pack , but the shaft won't move back or forward, but I'll try rolling and shifting , thankyou and looking forward to hearing more from you
@@kyleable8130 sorry sports the transmissions are my expertise. Sounds like a lot of miles or this bike was abused. Usually Sportster's transmissions are bulletproof. Sorry again.
I agree that's why you got a really really wrench down on it. You could buy a new bolt.. I looked at my threads, little blue Loctite and a little bit of luck and you will be all right. And you are right about the spline in the hardware bad set up with the spline.
Happy to help, I used blue Loctite, take a look at 3:08 on the video. Thank you for watching and all your support Will. Ride safe and have a great day.
I agree, It depends on the space you have and the tools. Thank you for watching and your insight. I hope it resolves your problem. Ride safe and have a great day.
I can’t see how you’re getting eyes on that bolt. Are you using a mirror maybe? I’m trying to twist my head in every direction and can’t get a clear view of that bolt.
Happy to Help. I used a flashlight and will be clearer. Thank you for watching and your Support Mike. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to hear all is well. I hate engine leaks. I thought that design of the transmission bolts was very weak. Thank you for watching and your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
Sorry it didn't work out. Loosen up and try to re-tighten. You noticed I used a half inch ratchet. What is 3/8 drive And I got yet the power you need. Otherwise, the lever on the transmission splines are worn. The only way to fix that is to replace it. That means outer inner clutch compensator all come apart. Not easy. Hope that helped. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Sorry I couldn't help.
Just trying to help. We are going on three years and it hasn't loosened. Thank you for watching and all your support Joe. Just trying to put some miles on my Road King. I hope this helps others. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help.. it did not need a new bolt, watch the video the arm works its way off the tranny shaft. that's why I put the screwdriver to wedge the arm in. I fix this a year ago. Never had this problem again. Thank you for watching and your sub Kris....Ride Safe and Have a great day.
Dude I completely love your videos. I have done all the maintenance on my 04 Road King to your stuff and I have always came out perfect. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us that have to take care of our bikes outside of Harley you ROCK! Mine was just as loose as yours was and it is tight as a drum now.
I'm glad it all worked out. I know how rewarding it is to work on your machine and resolve an issue. Loose part oily it all is very rewarding. Thank you for your kind words and all your support Jack. Ride safe and have a great day. I love my Road King.
I'm working on a friend's 2004 RK and it has the same problem. I cleaned the oil mist with brake cleaner and tried tightening the bolt but it wouldn't turn. Guess I'll have to take it out. Maybe the threads or shot. I'll try a new bolt. Thanks.
Appreciate the help in making repairs more doable. I prefer working on my own bike to save money and you've done it for me.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Lupelopez. Ride safe and have a great day. I love my Road King and yes, it is rewarding to fix your own bike.
This is what I believe happened to me today. Will check it in the morning. Thank you for an excellent video.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and yourself Xavier. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day it is an easy fix.
My shifter was terribly loose but the bolt was super tight.
It must have slowly vibrated loose after 22,000 miles I guess.
I am glad I watch your excellent video and thank you.
Happy to Help, sure the shifting arm on the transmission is fully set in place and then tighten. Thank you for watching and your Sub Pigrolls. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Righteous! Just got back from riding in the mountains in Robbinsville, N.C., rode The Dragons Tail at Deals Gap, 318 curves in 11 miles! Rock on bro!
Sounds like a Great Time. Thank you for your Support Randall. Ride Safe and have a great day.
You completed an excellent tutorial on how to tighten up the rear shift arm. So much appreciated! Take care and ride safe.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask thank you for watching and all your support Rob. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thank you for your time teach us how to fix motorcycle. God bless you and your family
My pleasure. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your kind words, Hmong. Ride Safe and have a great day,
By luck your video came up first in my search for this problem on my eglide... You nailed it! Sloppy shifter no more. Thanks brother 😁
Happy to read all went well. Thank you for watching and your sob Rob. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks for another preventive maintenance tip and loctite will prevent needed maintenance for a pretty good spell ! Well done Rocco
Sure hope so Dan, Thank you for your Support Bud. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge. My shifter stopped working earlier today and hopefully your method will resolve it.
Happy to help. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Scott. Ride safe and have a great day. Love my Road King. But I was sad with the shifter, shouldn't be soft metal.
Ive just started watching your videos. You got great videos. Your videos have helped me out very much. I just came back from a ride and the shifter link is loose. Now thanks to you i can attend to that issues. Keep up the great videos and ur knowledge
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Paul. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great Thanksgiving..
@@TwoWheelRocco The shift lever is great now with the loctite thanks for your videos. One other question. I removed all the clutch plates replace with new set. When you remove all the plates there are 2 rings one is flat and the other is dished. I know the flat ring goes first then the second one the dished ring not sure which side to put it. Should that dished ring be oval towards the plates or oval towards the hub side. If you would know. Thanks
@@paulyvstar7924 Happy to read all went well. Oval towards the hub side. If you would know. Thank you for your Support Paul. Let us know how this worked out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
I just did this fix on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra. Taking off the left side rider heat shield and disconnecting the front of the toe shifter linkage rod gives plenty of room to make it happen. On my bike the bolt is a 5/16-24x1” hex head not a socket head/Allen bolt, so I used a 1/2” socket. Other than that I did exactly what you did in the video and it worked perfectly. Thanks Rocco!
Happy all went well. You got me nervous as I was reading.. Hope this ends well. Thank you for watching and all your support Rick. Ride safe and have a great day .
Great video. Love the NY / NJ accent. Doing this rear shift shaft fix tomorrow. Wish me luck. Pretty loose but no oil leak yet.
Happy to help. If you're not leaking any oil, I would not venture into that repair until you leak oil. Try to tighten the shifter,. I know it could be difficult but if you get it in the right position, you should like to results. Thank you for watching and all your support Steve. Ride safe and have a great day. That's the luck from New York.
Excellent video. I would change the bolt if you find it that loose. The threads get chewed and do not hold as well as they could potentially. Cheap to replace the bolt. Chapstick Loctitie cannot beat it. :-) Great channel.
Happy to help. And you are right, changing the bolt and using the chapstick Loctite cannot be beat. Thank you for watching, and your kind words and the tip. Ride safe and have a great day.
Really huge help. New to harleys and your videos help so much thank you
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Good luck with your new ride. Thank you for watching and your sub Carl. . Drive safe and have a great day.
Great video Rocco. 👍
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for the Sub Will Not. Ride safe and have a great day.
I think a lot of loose shifter levers are due to people shifting into 1st gear like they're trying to crush an empty beer can.
I have to agree. People are hard on their first gear shift. Thank you for watching and all your support Joe. Ride safe and have a great day
I never find 1st gear until I'm totally stopped and then place the trans in 1st it always goes in easily with no problem. I'm running a 98 Dyna with 33,000 miles, no loose linkage or shifting arm problems and no oil leaks at the shift shaft. Every spring I lightly oil all moving parts that need lube and check and tighten every bolt that needs attention. This takes me about 2 days to complete and the piece of mind I get is worth it alone not to mention that at 63 years old setting on the side of the road is not an option. I treat all my bikes the same way and none have let me down at any time ever. Enjoyed the video thanks.
I’ve got the exact same issue. Thanks for the info!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for your Sub David . Ride Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
Exactly what was wrong with my 🎉05 Ultra Classic ..eventually I'm going to replace the whole shifter on her ..(new splines and all) Thanks for the video Brother.
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and all your support Charlie. Ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask.
Glad I can across this video. My Electra glide has this same problem I and going to check it out when I get a chance
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Very common problem. Shame on HD. Thank you for watching lawyer support Dave. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRoccoI got home last night and it was definitely the screw loose! I tightened it and everything was nice and tight when put back together. Thanks again for this helpful advice and I have a 2012 Electra glide ultra limited
My pleasure. Always happy to hear when things works out. Thank you for washing all your support. Dave. ride safe and have a great day.@@DetailerLifestyle
Rocco is putting blue loctite on the linkage bolt a good idea especially if you need to replace it in the future.
I would agree, it could only help. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great presentation as always.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support George. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks Rocco, I really appreciate your informative videos!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Harold. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Excellent video, i have the same problem on my 97 wide glide and i think its leaking.
Happy to help. Very common problem for shifter seal to fails with oil on the floor besides a loose shifter lever. Thank you for watching and your sub Julio. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a '22 Lowrider S and just started experiencing a loose shift linkage. Maybe not as loose as yours but it's taking longer on the upshift to catch gears in a solid way. Hopefully it's as simple as this. Worse case- it's under factory warranty. Thanks for posting this.
Happy to help. I would use that warrant my friend. That's too new for any sort of problems. Thank you for watching. And your support Rolling Reaper. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco You as well and keep it on the twos Rocco.
I have a 2011 FLHX and when i follow your instructions i don't see that l/4 inch allen head, could it be different on my bike. But i will look again just incase i missed it..Thank you
Take a close look flashlight, it's there. Take a look at part #2 On diagram. Hope that helps. partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/ronnies/showmodel.asp?Type=13&make=hdmc&a=834&b=15&c=0&d=2011%20FLHX%20103%20STREET%20GLIDE%20%AE%20(KBM)%20GEAR%20SHIFTER%20ASSEMBLY. Thank you for your Sub Bruce. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great Holiday.
Never had this issue, if I do..
I now know how to rectify it.
Cheers mate.
Happy to Help, Thank you for your Support. Ride Safe and have a great day.
You may not even hv an oil leak from the tranny seal. That oil on the tranny near that area is also from the the vent line from the transmission)a little further back. The TC don’t really hv any pressure problems in the tranny (like the new M8), because the TC are vented. The hose goes up and forms a small downward “U” . The excess is just vented down toward that area. FYI.
Also, I noticed you installed the shifter linkage with the heim joints. Did you have any issues with the linkage not running as “parallel” to the motor (ie have an offset)? I installed similar linkage and notice the offset is a bit more than with the stock linkage. I even attached it to the other side of the front pedal shaft to compensate for the offset, but it still was a bit much. I ended up using a larger bolt with some washers as spacers to even it out. Was wondering if you had similar issues? Thanks in advance. Great vid 👍😎
No I had no problems. Thank you for watching and your sub S A. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Just bought a 2005 Road King Classic with 30K miles on it. Great shape apart from the loose shifter. Found this video and
was excited to fix it. Just came in from the garage and it looks like the bolt is as tight as it can be. Not going get any tighter. So I am assuming it has to be a worn shaft that is causing the play, and not a loose bolt. Dang! Still feel lucky to have the bike. :)
Sorry to hear about that. The shaft on the transmissions is made out a hardened steel. So it will be the arm that is worn. Try to loosen and retighten with a 1/2 ratchet. I know it gets a little uncomfortable and you do not feel won't to snap it, but that's what I had to do take a close look at the video. I am using 1/2 drive Thank you for watching and all your support David.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Can you use like a shim if lever stripped to take up space so it well tighten? Pluse hate Allen head one slip it stripped
For foots sake, please replace the bolt! Preferably a grade 8 hex head with a lock washer! Just not worth saving a dollar and reuse a worn out bolt! And please understand that on a six speed bike, there is adequate clearance to remove the lever and replace it. Don't let the dealership remove your primary just to install a new lever. But on five speeds, the primary has to be removed to replace the lever
Happy to Help, at six quiz done almost 2 years ago never had another problem. But it is a problem with most of these baby twins with Miles, Thank you for watching and your sub Shimaze . Ride Safe and have a great day.
Love your videos I was thinking of putting a dab of loctite 660 on shaft before clamping
Happy to help. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Simon. Ride safe and have a great day.
Got to do the same with my bike, thank you Rocco!!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub big 88. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
Thank you for the video! Helped out a bunch!
Happy to hear all went well. Thank you for watching and your sub. Crawlspaceboy. Ride safe and have a great day.
Fixed mine today. Great video.
Happy to Help, . Thank you for watching and your sub 12 Gauge...BANG BANG.... Ride Safe and have a great day
F me it worked, I watched it and I thought shit that isn’t going to work,damn good tip thanks
Happy to read all is well. . They designed that to fail. Thank you for watching and your sub Terry. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great piece of advice🙂
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support James. ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco . I followed your advice and sorted the slop in the gearbox end. Only to find the bushes in the gear change lever arm were worn out. Replaced the bushes. I now have slop free gear changing. Thanks.
Happy all worked out very rewarding to repair your motorcycle. Especially that shifter what ends up happening and gets so sloppy you end up getting an oil leak added that O-ring going into the box. Thank you for the update James. Ride safe and have a great day.
Where can I find that Chrome piece cover you put on your primary and what is it called
2002 CVO SE Road King Stock Dealer part. They will know. Primary chrome top trim cover???www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Davidson-FLHR-Road-King-1995-2006Inner-Primary-Cover-Chrome-by-Kuryakyn/323773603157?epid=20020654099&hash=item4b62691d55:g:UDsAAOSwLDFcrmIFHope this helps. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for your Sub Chris. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great video! Keep your knees in the breeze!
Happy to help. I'm glad it all worked out. Easy fix most times. Thank you for watching and your sub. Michael. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks for the great videos and information!
My question is my front shifter arm on my 05 Road King Classic keeps getting stripped out. I even tried the trick from one of your videos, to open the gape to make it tighter on the splines, that didn't work out for me unfortunately it became loose and stripped out again.
Do they make a main shifter rod that makes the front and rear shifters stationary, so the splines don't keep getting stripped out? You would think they would make something like a bolt or cotter pin to go through the main shifter rod to make it stationary so it doesn't keep getting stripped out. No? Am I thinking totally crazy here or missing something? Im not a mechanic, so please bear with my question. Thank you.
You need to cut that slot in your shifter to give you more room to clamp down on the spline. That is the answer and it will work. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Tony. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco like I had just mentioned, I had already tried that and it went right back to being stripped.
@@Silentdrum71 Sorry to hear that. Try to buy one off eBay used. There's a good return policy if it's bad. The dealer are no good. Let us know how that works out.
Sometimes the spline on the lever gets worn to the point where no matter how tight the bolt is the lever will need to be replaced. It's a bit of a job because the inner primary needs to come off because there is not enough room to remove the lever otherwise. While your in there you might as well replace the seals.
Happy to Help, What bike and how many miles? just suggesting. After loosening the Allen head. Tried to put a screwdriver to wedge that lever closer and then tighten with a swivel and extension use a half inch drive ratchet. Worth to try, you'll see you will get more surface area for that shaft to tighten to. if you look close it will walk in and out watch the video put a wedge in there, I used screwdriver. wedge the side of loosened lever in. I've done this a few time, And I find that helps a lot. Thank you for watching and your Sub Joe. Let us know how it works out. Ride Safe and have a great day
Remember the other option is a five hour job and special tools. I have replaced my transmission seal. $2 part, I love these bikes, But damn.
Thanks, big help for me to see it done right.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Greg. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you brother, removed the bolt, cleaned it up good, got the lock tight and it worked perfectly. Snug tight good as new. Happy Thanksgiving
@@gregleonard7391 Happy to read all went well. Happy Thanksgiving and have a great day.
Nice I hope I get the same results mine no oil on the ground it's just sloppy
Happy to help. Just be patient and have the right tools and everything will work out. Thank you for watching and your support Charles. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
the same thing happened to me from a trip, where did you get the new bolt, seal and gaskets?
Happy to help that's a Holly Davison dealer part. Take to consideration that you have to remove out of Primary Clutch compensator and enter primary cover there some special fools to remove the bushing on the shafts. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching all your support. But I will try to just re, unless there's significant Oil leak. Ride safe and have a great day.
I've got this exact problem right now on an 03 wide glide
Happy to help. This video shows you, should have no problems. Any questions just ask. I know it's annoying to hear that vibration and loose shifter. Thank you for watching and all your support Christo. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco, fkn A man, your the best. I just went to harbor freight, bout those long Allen keys, tightened that shift lever right up, now it's tight as prom night. I was so worried, this took me like 10 minutes. Love you bro.
I'm happy all went well. I know it's very rewarding to fix your own stuff and thank you for the update Chris. Ride safe and have a great day. Love these bikes.
Excellent video, I just noticed mine today
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub InkedGunpla. . Ride safe and have a great day.
I fell off my 2020 softball standard on a nasty dirty narrow country round and landed on my lift side on the bike which caused my gear shift stick to come loose now it's all flimsy. Any idea if it's a strip bolt or anything?
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Michael. Ride safe and have a great day. Take a look at video. aruclips.net/video/sP6GkIbJnyU/видео.html.
I appreciate your videos helps me out on my road king ! Do you take questions ?
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Dan. Ride safe and have a great day.
Nice Thank you for your help, is this work with Road Glide 2011?
Happy to help. Yes it will . Thank you for watching and your sub Mohammed. Ride safe and have a great day.
I just did this fix on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra. Taking off the left side rider heat shield and disconnecting the shifter linkage rod at the front/toe shifter will give you plenty of room. On my bike the bolt is a 5/16-24x1 hex head, not a socket head/Allen bolt, so I used a 1/2” socket. Other than that I did exactly what Rocco did in his video and it worked perfectly. Good luck!
The oil residue could be the transmission vent tube
Happy to help. Thank you for your insight and your support Greg. There's not much heat in the transmission as you noticed when you change the oi, but you are OKl it's never really black but that shifter bearing sits halfway in oil so you have a seal for that shifter rod, and that tends to fail, and especially when you got a loose shifter arm. Harley thing. Thank you for watching and all your support Greg. Ride safe and have a great day. Love my Road King. But I have changed that seal twice. I got 50,000 miles.
Thanks great explanation. What was the tool you used to put the bolt back in before you tightened it ?
Happy to Help. A telescopic magnet, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Two Wheel Rocco
TY keep up the good work
Thank you
How long can you ride on it like that? I have been having a hell of a time shifting into first but that's the only gear I have a problem with. I have to really fight with it in first
Happy to help. I would try to fix it as soon as possible because of threads are gonna get beat up. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Robert. Ride safe and have a great day.
Whats going on Rocco! I have quick question. I have a 2012 switchback with 103. It stalls when I down shift wile im still holding the clutch. Doesn't do it all the time. It start right up after it happens. Any ideas?
I would look at the intake dirty and clean IAC sensorH here's a video. ruclips.net/video/hzxxamT5HL8/видео.html. Might take more then one time. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for your Sub Theone. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco. I followed the video step by step throat was dirty cleaned everything. It stalled on me i was going about 50mph hit clutch to down shift and brake the bike just stalled. I guess it happens when it drop rmps quickly.
yes
@@TwoWheelRocco it is normal to stall when rpms drop to quickly.
No it is not. Reclean and add some seafoam to your gas tank. And take a long ride to help clean.
Was yours catching any gear my shaft was completely loose what can that be from
Happy to help you gotta realize there's a lot of vibration on these V twins. So they do get loose. Thank you for watching and all your support Dimitria. Ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask.
Can you torque that little Allen head that much??
Happy to help. You will get a feel for it. I tightened it. Watch the video you will see, I reset the placement of the arm. Thank you for watching and all your support Rich. Ride safe and have a great day.
Well done.
Happy to Help, Thank you for your Support. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Nice clean job. Thanks
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub. Jose. Ride safe and have a great day.
My rear shift arm is loose, the bolt feels tight straight away. Do I pull it out and re tighten or try tighten it more . It's never been out so I'm afraid to break it
Happy to help. Take a look at the video, I'm using the half-inch ratchet with extensions and pushing the arm into the shaft with big screw driver. if you take the bolt out and replace with a new one you got less chances of it breaking because of fatigue. What year is your bike? Thank you for watching and your soul Joe. Let us know how it works out. Take your time and you will get a quarter turned out of it with a half inch ratchet. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you for your reply, I watched the video and I did see that 1/2 in. I'm gonna get a new bolt first before going fwd. It's a 2011 flhtc , Electraglide classic. 40,000 mi.
I'll keep u posted .
@@TwoWheelRocco HI Rocco, I took the chance that I did not use enough leverage on the bolt when I checked for looseness. I used a long handle 3/8 and pulled it tighter and it worked . Turned a little at a time till the play was gone . Thank u for the suggestion.
@@Twosmacks happy to hear all went well. I know that loose shaky shifter is annoying. I do mine probably every 6 to 8 months I tighten it. Ride safe have a great day and thank you for watching.
I noticed a lot of slack in the shift linkage only front to back not side to side i almost couldn't get it in to first will this work for the issue im having or do I need to check somewhere else I have an 03 Road king no heel to shifter.
Happy to help. I'm gonna send you a video. You could have a little slack in your foot shift there itself take a look at this video with a quick fix and let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub race X. Ride safe and have a great day.ruclips.net/video/sP6GkIbJnyU/видео.html
@@TwoWheelRocco Hey Rocco thank you I have a small drimmel with a cutting wheel do you think that will be enough to do what you did in the video ?
I would use an electric cutting wheel. Let us know how it works out.
Hey Rocco I know its been awhile wanted to give you an update. Turns out the clutch pack burned out the rear shift shaft lever disconnected from the shifter pawl. And somehow I also lost some bearing in the process also the shifter spline was completely stripped.
Needless to say I had a decision to make and went with a 2017 low rider s. Its a completely different ride and so far seems to be running good except when I get into the higher rpms around 4,500 to 5,000 I notice a little pinging. Is this typically caused by bad spark plugs I put 93 octane gas in.
@@racex3721 these bikes don't really like to be at 45 5000 RPMs that's at the top end of the rpm range for a big V-twin. But good luck with the new ride and slow down Racer X. Ride safe and have a great day.
Holy smokes thank you for sharing
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Aspen. Ride safe and have a great day. You would think that they would've did a better job with that shifter set up.
Hey Rocco. Where are you located ? Sounds like a Brooklyn or jersey accent. I’m in NYC. I’d like to have some work done on my bike and would love if you could do it. I like how clean and meticulous your work is.
Happy to Help, Whats your bike doing? I moved 22 years ago from Long Island to Florida. So I can ride year-round. But I do miss the seasons New York delis Thank You for watching and your support James. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Perhaps I will move to florida so you can work on my bike. Bike's not doing anything bad, just wanted it inspected, new front motor mount, alignment and all that kind of maintenance stuff. Ride safe bother
@@jamescasello8100 Thank you for watching and your support. Look forward to seeing you. Let me know when you get here. Ride safe have a great day.
Good job n nice fix!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Would it also cause the bike not to shift to 2nd
Happy to help. Does it shift into third and fourth and fifth? Any questions just ask let me know. Thank you for watching and all your support Tony. Ride safe and have a great day. Usually they loosen up and the shift is useless.
Love your videos! Even a guy with two left hands fix his bike with those videos :)
Stay safe during these crazy times!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Rufus. Ride Safe and have a great day.
What color loktite do you put on it?
Happy to help. I used Blue Loctite. Thank you for watching and your sub Coy....Ride Safe and Have a great day.
Mine is super loose and I have oil on the floor , what does that mean ?
What year bike and how many miles?
tried this method and it came loose again in 5 miles even with the new bolt, blue lock tight and tightening with lever bar .. .any other ideas how to fix>??
Sorry to hear that. The way I look at it is. The only way to fix it properly. Is to take the outer and inner primary. clutch and compensator off to get to that lever on the tranny. Thank you Harley Davidson. So I myself will give it another little wrenching. Try to get it as much on the shaft as you can, and with your half inch ratchet wrench her down. You have no other choices. If it breaks, you're going in there. I think it's a very poor design. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your support. TSM. Ride safe and have a great day.
Why would my Harley Sportster shifter pawl be stuck not moving or shifting ?? Just replaced my clutch plates and it's stuck in position
Happy to help. What year? How many miles? Try to roll your bike back and forth, At the same time play with shifting. Sounds like stuck between gears. Let us know how that works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Kyle. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco 2007 Sportster xl1200c , just pulled the grenade plate out that was busted to crap and back and put in the screaming eagle pack , but the shaft won't move back or forward, but I'll try rolling and shifting , thankyou and looking forward to hearing more from you
@@TwoWheelRocco the bikes in neutral and it still didn't relive the shaft , not sure what to do and I know the dealer will be really expensive
@@kyleable8130 How many miles? Sportster Transmission I don't know much about.. sorry about that
@@kyleable8130 sorry sports the transmissions are my expertise. Sounds like a lot of miles or this bike was abused. Usually Sportster's transmissions are bulletproof. Sorry again.
thank you!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub John. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Buy the bolt anyway, the threads are shot. The rear shifter arm has bad spline teeth as well.
I agree that's why you got a really really wrench down on it. You could buy a new bolt.. I looked at my threads, little blue Loctite and a little bit of luck and you will be all right. And you are right about the spline in the hardware bad set up with the spline.
No blue lock tight on other bolts 😮
Happy to help, I used blue Loctite, take a look at 3:08 on the video. Thank you for watching and all your support Will. Ride safe and have a great day.
Right on Rocco U da man, Thank you brother!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for your Sub al Ibarra.. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Removing shift rod would have made it much easier
I agree, It depends on the space you have and the tools. Thank you for watching and your insight. I hope it resolves your problem. Ride safe and have a great day.
I can’t see how you’re getting eyes on that bolt. Are you using a mirror maybe? I’m trying to twist my head in every direction and can’t get a clear view of that bolt.
Happy to Help. I used a flashlight and will be clearer. Thank you for watching and your Support Mike. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
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Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Dags. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thirty thousand with no leak , mine started at 25 .
Happy to hear all is well. I hate engine leaks. I thought that design of the transmission bolts was very weak. Thank you for watching and your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
This didn’t help me, still trying to figure out why mine is loose
Sorry it didn't work out. Loosen up and try to re-tighten. You noticed I used a half inch ratchet. What is 3/8 drive And I got yet the power you need. Otherwise, the lever on the transmission splines are worn. The only way to fix that is to replace it. That means outer inner clutch compensator all come apart. Not easy. Hope that helped. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Sorry I couldn't help.
You should have bought a new Allen head bolt? 20 cents!
Just trying to help. We are going on three years and it hasn't loosened. Thank you for watching and all your support Joe. Just trying to put some miles on my Road King. I hope this helps others. Ride safe and have a great day.
That bolt is already ruined, it should have been replaced
Happy to help. This was done September 2020 still tight. Thank you for watching and your sub. Jack.. Ride safe and have a great day
Why not get a new bolt and LOCTITE. Poor choice
Happy to help.. it did not need a new bolt, watch the video the arm works its way off the tranny shaft. that's why I put the screwdriver to wedge the arm in. I fix this a year ago. Never had this problem again. Thank you for watching and your sub Kris....Ride Safe and Have a great day.
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Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Marshall. Ride Safe and have a Great Day.