Are there any issues with the gears on a Harley Davidson?

Are there any issues with the gears on a Harley Davidson?

Please try again later. If you are experiencing Harley neutral issues, “hard neutral”, or having a tough time shifting your Harley, you may need to address your Harley Davidson gear shift linkage as an assembly. Loading…

What causes transmission problems on a Harley Davidson?

Transmission problems will often manifest as difficulty changing gears whilst underway. Causes can include a bent shift fork, bad bearing on the transmission input or output shaft, or other worn parts. A bad/bent shift fork no longer move the gears the correct distance, which prevents complete engagement of the next gear set.

What happens if your shift linkage is wrong on a Harley Davidson?

If your shift arms are not properly aligned or your Harley-Davidson gear shift linkage is set to an incorrect length; you may experience binding, which will limit, or diminish your leverage. If you are replacing, or reinstalling the stock shift linkage on your Harley; it is important to assemble it back to the exact position it was in previously.

Where is the transmission Adjustment on a Harley Davidson?

The lever should then move equally back and forth, to shift the bike up or down to the next gear. The adjustment is at the back, near where the shifter pivots in the transmission.

What’s the problem with my Harley Davidson transmission?

My bike goes into first fine, and then when shifting to higher gears it sometimes takes two or more tries to get it into gear. Any thoughts? Service was done a couple of months ago. I had a shifter spring break ($1.98) and they had to tear into the transmission to replace it.

Why does my Harley Davidson not go into gears?

When trying to downshift the bike doesn’t want to go into gears unless to give the bike a slight rev. Well I took my bike to a Certified Harley Tech , he said there was some issue with a shifting lever or shifting something with the transmission.

The lever should then move equally back and forth, to shift the bike up or down to the next gear. The adjustment is at the back, near where the shifter pivots in the transmission.

Is there a problem with the spur gear on a Harley Davidson?

I’m told that Harley Davidson has know about this problem since before it’s introduction and refuses to change the spur gear for a helical gear which should reduce or eliminate the noise.

Is the shifter pawl missing on a Harley Davidson?

Shifter pawl adjustment. If this is the case, your transmission may have a broken or missing shift pawl or return spring.

What’s the 5th gear on a Harley Davidson?

Discussion in ‘ Transmission ‘ started by rogerbush, Nov 3, 2008 . 5th gear in the new 6 speed transmissions on (07 through 09) Harley Davidsons is a spur gear, or so I’ve been told, and makes a terrible whining and growling noise which adds to vibration of the bike.

Shifter pawl adjustment. If this is the case, your transmission may have a broken or missing shift pawl or return spring.

What happens when the 6th gear indicator goes out on a Harley?

Problem randomly while riding the 6th gear indicator will go out, the speedometer drops to “0”, odometer stays on but stops recording mileage, no codes are displayed. Not aware of lights on or off haven’t rode at night when it happens. I’ll come to a stop cycle the ignition, re-start and everything will return to normal.

When did Harley Davidson change to 6 speed transmission?

The Harley Davidson five speed transmission ran from the early eighties until 2006 depending on the Big Twin model. In 2007 Harley Davidson Big Twin transmissions had undergone a makeover which took us from five gears to the Harley 6 speed transmission. Better, But… The Harley 6 speed transmission is excellent, but they do have one week point.

Discussion in ‘ Transmission ‘ started by rogerbush, Nov 3, 2008 . 5th gear in the new 6 speed transmissions on (07 through 09) Harley Davidsons is a spur gear, or so I’ve been told, and makes a terrible whining and growling noise which adds to vibration of the bike.

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