OK what happened, how do I fix and what have I screwed up? Rebuilding my 04 FXST to 107 Darkhorse crank and Hillside top end. While I had the tranny laying on the table decided to change the 3 outside seals on the 5th gear since one had been leaking. Changed the main and Quad seal no problem and though I had the inner seal but somehow tapping the seal in with a 1 inch pvc and rubber hammer I have moved the 5th gear main shaft inboard. Not enough to start sprocket nut. Sooooo how bad have I screw up and path forward. Thinks for any help.

 

Take the pulley off, put the nut on a few threads and just pull it back out. Pretty simple.

 

Wrong thread

 

Not quite sure what you mean. Lip to the outside? You can still see where the lock plate was.

 

Pulley is on right, do what I suggested before anything else, you are far and many many years from the first to run into this.

 

My bad...6 speeds are the other way sorry for the confusion

 

Not to worry. Been a long day and you had me thinking I was loosing my mind!

 

You mean pull it back with the nut using a bearing puller just like I removed 5th gear race? I HATE tranny's!

 

No pullers or dicking with the race, should be able to do it with just your fingers, it should not be that a tight a fit unless something got bound up.

Dry shift the bike into 5th see if that pops it back out for you, you can do that by turning the mainshaft by hand while shifting.

 

I'll full with it in the morning. I tried pulling by hand. Wouldn't budge. Will try to shift it tomorrow and thinks.