2nd gear misshifts
in [Harley-Davidson]
|
From: Harold Gailey on 4 Feb 2010 01:08 I guess I'm headed toward a transmission repair. I've been missing 2nd gear more and more frequently lately. It appears to be going into second but when I let out the clutch it's in neutral. I get the usual familiar clunk and feedback from the shifter pedal but the damned thing seems to pop back out of gear. This morning it took 4 shifts to get it into 2nd after exiting the tollway and getting through the toll booth. I was afraid I was going to be broke down just a 1/4 mile from work. Does this sound like a pricey repair? -- 74 CB 450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86 CI - Daily rider nice weather; 02 FXDX 88 CI - Daily rider other weather
From: LarryInEastTn on 4 Feb 2010 06:21 "Harold Gailey" <hgailey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hkdo94$77t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I guess I'm headed toward a transmission repair. I've been missing 2nd gear >more and more frequently lately. It appears to be going into second but >when I let out the clutch it's in neutral. I get the usual familiar clunk >and feedback from the shifter pedal but the damned thing seems to pop back >out of gear. This morning it took 4 shifts to get it into 2nd after exiting >the tollway and getting through the toll booth. I was afraid I was going to >be broke down just a 1/4 mile from work. Does this sound like a pricey >repair? > -- > 74 CB 450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(E) > 86 CI - Daily rider nice weather; 02 FXDX 88 CI - Daily rider other > weather My 88 FLSTC does that too, but only when I'm really twisting the wick. I've learned to live with it, I just ride the bagger instead. -- Larry AH#136 Owner, rmh VB&G
From: Rand McNally on 4 Feb 2010 09:35 Harold Gailey wrote: > I guess I'm headed toward a transmission repair. I've been missing 2nd gear > more and more frequently lately. It appears to be going into second but when > I let out the clutch it's in neutral. I get the usual familiar clunk and > feedback from the shifter pedal but the damned thing seems to pop back out > of gear. This morning it took 4 shifts to get it into 2nd after exiting the > tollway and getting through the toll booth. I was afraid I was going to be > broke down just a 1/4 mile from work. Does this sound like a pricey repair? > There is an adjustment on the primary side of the tranny (I'm at work and don't have the manual with me so can't say what it's called) When I had mine apart last year we tweeked it about an eighth of a turn and that symptom went away. A real mechanic might be able to get at it without pulling the side of the bike off. It's pretty hard to get at. If I recall correctly it centers the shift forks on the pawls or something like that. http://www.watshall.com/temp/BlewSeal2.JPG I'll get a round, just for grins. -- Rand McNally BS#263 Yer not lost if you get back before the search party finds you...
From: Harold Gailey on 4 Feb 2010 21:33 "LarryInEastTn" <LarryInEastTn(a)pizzacheese2.youdontknow> wrote in message news:hkeaiu$b2j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Harold Gailey" <hgailey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:hkdo94$77t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>I guess I'm headed toward a transmission repair. I've been missing 2nd >>gear more and more frequently lately. It appears to be going into second >>but when I let out the clutch it's in neutral. I get the usual familiar >>clunk and feedback from the shifter pedal but the damned thing seems to >>pop back out of gear. This morning it took 4 shifts to get it into 2nd >>after exiting the tollway and getting through the toll booth. I was afraid >>I was going to be broke down just a 1/4 mile from work. Does this sound >>like a pricey repair? >> -- >> 74 CB 450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(E) >> 86 CI - Daily rider nice weather; 02 FXDX 88 CI - Daily rider other >> weather > > > My 88 FLSTC does that too, but only when I'm really twisting the wick. > I've learned to live with it, I just ride the bagger instead. > -- > Larry AH#136 > Owner, rmh VB&G Today I intentionally went easier into second because it usually occurs when I am in a hurry. Today I didn't miss a shift at all. The other common thread besides too much wich may have been too little clutch. I also consciously engaged and disengaged the clutch very deliberately and so I don't know if either or both contributed to the better shifts but like you I will live with it until I have to skip second and go first to third. -- 74 CB 450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86 CI - Daily rider nice weather; 02 FXDX 88 CI - Daily rider other weather
From: Harold Gailey on 4 Feb 2010 21:38
"Rand McNally" <lostandfound(a)munged.org> wrote in message news:iXAan.17469$aU4.13831(a)newsfe13.iad... > Harold Gailey wrote: >> I guess I'm headed toward a transmission repair. I've been missing 2nd >> gear more and more frequently lately. It appears to be going into second >> but when I let out the clutch it's in neutral. I get the usual familiar >> clunk and feedback from the shifter pedal but the damned thing seems to >> pop back out of gear. This morning it took 4 shifts to get it into 2nd >> after exiting the tollway and getting through the toll booth. I was >> afraid I was going to be broke down just a 1/4 mile from work. Does this >> sound like a pricey repair? >> > There is an adjustment on the primary side of the tranny (I'm at work and > don't have the manual with me so can't say what it's called) When I had > mine apart last year we tweeked it about an eighth of a turn and that > symptom went away. A real mechanic might be able to get at it without > pulling the side of the bike off. It's pretty hard to get at. If I recall > correctly it centers the shift forks on the pawls or something like that. > > http://www.watshall.com/temp/BlewSeal2.JPG > > I'll get a round, just for grins. > > -- > Rand McNally BS#263 > Yer not lost if you get back before the search party finds you... Sorry about the bad manners. Shirley, two of what RMN"s drinking on my tab. That is a nasty mess all over the drive pulley. Looks like it was running rusty water in the tranny. That is a hellofa place for that adjustment screw. Way too far into it for me to mess with at this point. |