I bought heim joints at my local hardware store but also ordered some nicer ones on Ebay...chrome ones....i will replaced these soon.

 

I know Taylor and his buddy that had the problem. It's not the shift rod with the hemi joint he is talking about. Both had the splined unit that goes through the engine cases strip out. The part that the shifter pegs attach to. You can step on the shifter bet but the bike will not change gear because the upright that the rod attaches to is striped out.

 

I'm glad you clarified that. I was going to run out and buy a new shift rod. My stock unit works fine. Never had that problem on any of my Harleys.

 

Guys,
Take a look at Landmark's stainless likages and heims. Also the Pingel geaseable front splined shifter shaft. Both are in mine and they will not break or corrode.

 

Thanks for the clarification, BB. I'm not mechanical to have stated it as you did. I need to have the dealer (warranty) look over the fix I had done in Asheville, and see if I should purchase an upgraded unit. I also want my clutch checked well.

 

Thanks for the clarification BB....have almost 30K on the clock and haven't had any issues.

 

By the way, I forgot to mention, the upright that the rod attaches to is on back order from Harley. Seems they have been changing a lot of them

 

Looks like I was very lucky that the Asheville Harley folks had one in stock....

 

Still doesn't explain the clutch issue though. They are two separate units and totally unassociated. The only possible explanation would be that you were in between gears such as neutral when your shift link went south.

 

I know from experience that one should take zip ties and electrical tape with them if they plan on traveling far from home with the stock linkage. A few years ago one of the guys in the group my dad and I was in had his linkage come apart, the cheap ball end wore out and wouldn't stay in the socket due to all the slop. The bad part was we were in Colorado 1,800 miles from home and 150 miles from the nearest HD dealer. I lent the guy my bike to go to a Home Depot right down the street and get zip ties to patch it up. As luck would have it the attendant at the gas station we were at knew a guy who had a lot of HD parts laying around. He happened to have exactly what we needed to get going again and gave it to the guy because he had quite a few that were removed from other bikes laying around.