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plthijinx · 11-10-2013, 03:47 PM

i'm puzzled. anyone here know how to work on Harleys? the following is what i posted to my fb page

so for the last two days i've been working on a friends '85 Harley 1100 sportster. have shifting issues. just ordered a shop manual for it but am curious....anyone out there know how/why it would take at least a half a turn on the shifter shaft to hit the next gear? doesn't matter which way you want to go...ie...up shift or down shift. something on the inside isn't right.

also, i should point out that you can either push or pull the shifter lever and it will stay in place most of the time. depends on where it is in the travel of that 1/2 turn of the shifter shaft during adjustment......

god i hate to say this.....TW? got any pointers?

11-10-2013, 03:47 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	Harley Question: i'm puzzled. anyone here know how to work on Harleys? the following is what i posted to my fb page so for the last two days i've been working on a friends '85 Harley 1100 sportster. have shifting issues. just ordered a shop manual for it but am curious....anyone out there know how/why it would take at least a half a turn on the shifter shaft to hit the next gear? doesn't matter which way you want to go...ie...up shift or down shift. something on the inside isn't right. also, i should point out that you can either push or pull the shifter lever and it will stay in place most of the time. depends on where it is in the travel of that 1/2 turn of the shifter shaft during adjustment...... god i hate to say this.....TW? got any pointers? Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.