| Author | Message | ||
     Tomthomas |
Yesterday, as I was heading to work, the gear shift on my bike quit working. I had been having a few issues with it over the last week, but it would no longer shift, other than 1st, neutral, and 2nd - all with a great deal of difficulty. I feared the worse, but decided to take the primary chain cover off. I found a small clip in the bottom - this actually made me feel better, because (I reasoned) the problem is on the "easy" side of the transmission. I did some research on BWB, and found this was a common issue. I went and picked up a pair of clips today from the Harley dealer (p/n 11019) - $1.00 for a $0.20 part, that should have been better built/installed in the first place. I put it in tonight (had to buy most of the uncommon tools (circlip pliers, large sockets, and a breaker bar) because my "work" apartment is several hours from my real (weekend) home. I also had to manufacture the tool that goes between the clutch gears and crank gears using my trusty dremel tool and some steel stock I bought at Home Depot. I didn't have my micrometer, so I adjusted the shift pins using my eyeball, and got them to all extend out the same amount as the shortest one. I also flushed the clutch cable and lubricated it really well. This is hands-down the best tweak you can make to your Blast. The shifting is silky-smooth now. I've got an aftermarket exhaust (White Brothers), and aftermarket intake (Buell pro-series), front shock brace, and also played around the the carb, as well (shim on the needle (0.01), jets were at 45/75, now running 45/70 to see if gas mileage is any better). I've also removed the problematic California carbon canister (it was causing serious issues, or I would have left it in place). I can say, without any doubt, that adjusting the shifter pins have made the best improvement to the bike. It now shifts smooth as butter. If you haven't done this yet, and your transmission clunks, or grinds between 1st and 2nd, DO IT NOW. It is worth the time. | ||
| Ezblast |
Preaching to the choir brother! Preaching to the choir! Yes - the difference is really noticeable, and makes shifting much more accurate and pleasurable. EZ | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
TomThomas: Thanks for the feedback/write up. Its good for all to know how well it works!  "I've also removed the problematic California carbon canister (it was causing serious issues, or I would have left it in place)." LOL! Um, yeah....serious issues. | ||
| Cvc |
Ok I'm a glutton for punishment but are there any pictures of this "repair"? I now have two non running blasts and might as well fix this too while they are down 05 1600 mi no crank splines 01 burnt piston | ||
| Thump |
Thanks for the tip, I REALLY need to do this. Maybe my Clutch problems go away after this fix....eh? (probably not, will need to replace the clutch with my luck) | ||
| Ezblast |
Only if adjusted to tight at the clutch. EZ | ||
| Jakiwild |
What is the shifter pawl/clip adjustment? I saw the shifter pawl adjustment in the manual, but I'm not sure what this is supposed to fix? | ||
| Ezblast |
Rough shifting issues. EZ |
