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[MObe]

  While I was out west earlier this summer, I was cleaning the bike at the hotel in South Dakota and noticed that the shifter was really loose. I check my shifter arms from time to time and once have found them loose and tightened them up. This was different. The shifter arm at the BACK of the linkage where it connects to the shifter pawl shaft was very loose. I took the linkage loose, took a 1/4" hex and a 8" cresent wrench, (for leverage), and tightened it down. The next night it was loose again. Not good. I took the linkage loose and really cranked on it this time. I tightened it up as tight as I felt that I could get away with without breaking or stripping something. I babied my shifts for the rest of the trip and made it the last 1000 miles OK. Torque spec is about 30 - 40 lb/ft, and I bet I cranked it up to 80 - 100.
  My bike goes in on Saturday to have that arm replaced under warranty. There is not enough room to get that arm off without removing the outer and inner primary! So it will take about 3 hours labor.
  I'll have them check the tsb on the stator while they have it apart and it seems like the perfect time to put on that chrome inner primary.
 Fortunately the arm is made of softer metal than the shifter pawl shaft, so the shaft should be OK.
 I write about this here so you guys, (and gals) have a heads up to make sure to check that rear shifter arm from time to time for looseness, since it appears to be a real PITA to replace if it gets damaged.
 The service manager at the local shop says that they find these loose all the time.
  My bike has about 29000 miles so far.

[erniezap]

Interesting that you say this.  My bike has 21K on it and I picked it up Saturday for the exact same fix.  They have to pull the inner primary to change the linkage arm.  When I mentioned that it sucked to have to pull the primary, my dealer said "well they've only had a 100 years to get it right, give them time"    

[JCZ]

Jonga, on an 06 had the same problem in Colardo, as soon as we left CC.

[hogasm]

Have had 9 sets of shifters and 2 shafts installed under warranty. Now I have a langer bolt installed on the outer lever with a lock nut installed on it. No problems lately.

[Fired00d]

Is this problem more common with toe or heel shifter? I would be at a lost if I weren

[ccr]

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[JCZ]

Is this problem more common with toe or heel shifter? I would be at a lost if I weren

[Fired00d]

Mrs.WE & JC thanks for the additional information. I'll keep a watch on this and hopefully by me using them only to put downward force on them may keep them tight. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[JCZ]

hopefully by me using them only to put downward force on them may keep them tight. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

Isn't that the way that we all use a toe/heel shifter? [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

[grc]

OK - I'm confused

[wilberb]

For what its worth my toe shifter stripped out. I pulled of the freeway and when I went to down shift the shifter was resting on the floor board. I had to use the heel shifter to get home. Upon inspection the bolt on mine wasnt loose. Took it to the local "stealer" and had it replaced under warranty. The shaft was ok because it is made of steel and the shifter is aluminum I think.

[MObe]

OK - I'm confused

[BT]

For what its worth my [highlight]toe shifter stripped out[/highlight]. I pulled of the freeway and when I went to down shift the [highlight]shifter was resting on the floor board[/highlight]. I had to use the heel shifter to get home. Upon inspection the bolt on mine wasnt loose. Took it to the local "stealer" and had it replaced under warranty. The shaft was ok because it is made of steel and the shifter is aluminum I think.

The same thing happened to my wife on her 05 SEEG.

[sadunbar]

I had dthe same problem on my 04 SEEG earlier this summer.  Spline stripped on the front shifter arm.  Bolt was tight.  I had to take the front shifter arm off, and move the rear shifter arm to the front (upside down) to get home.  The shaft was fine, the spline was gone in the arm.  My dealer replaced the arm no questions asked, even though I was out of warranty.  hmmm...must be a common problem....

[Screamin]

I had dthe same problem on my 04 SEEG earlier this summer.