GL1500 Auxiliary Shifter Pivot

[DougEFresh1123]

I seem to be having an issue with this pivot brace, I followed WingAdmins how to and the instructions sent with the brace. It appears when the brace is installed I don't get the spacing the picture in the how to shows. When putting the shift pedal back the shifter is blocked by the crash bars.

[RockportDave]

Here is mine before I removed it. I believe the split should be slightly towards the rear of the bike.

Here it is after installed.

There is a very small dot on the shifter shaft you have to align the split with.

It shouldn’t be straight up.
Dave

[wingdings]

Dave is right there - !! -if you don't line up the dot with the shifter pedal - the bike won't go in to gear at all - also found this vid on you tube - by the maker -

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I used this vid to fit mine on my K-wing -

Also take a look at this one too -

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Hope this helps - best regards - too - J ..

[DougEFresh1123]

Here is mine before I removed it. I believe the split should be slightly towards the rear of the bike.
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Here it is after installed.
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There is a very small dot on the shifter shaft you have to align the split with.
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It shouldn’t be straight up.
Dave

Thanks Dave, I will have my son double check, since he has the good young eyes, to see if the dot and the split are aligned, its a difficult area to see into. The issue with my bike was I needed to separate the frame to pull that part off, hopefully I can get it removed and rotated with out having to pull the frame apart.

Doug

[DougEFresh1123]

Dave is right there - !! -if you don't line up the dot with the shifter pedal - the bike won't go in to gear at all - also found this vid on you tube - by the maker -

   Never miss a video: Subscribe to the GoldwingDocs YouTube channel today!
I used this vid to fit mine on my K-wing -

Also take a look at this one too -

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Hope this helps - best regards - too - J ..

Thanks wingding, I'll watch the video to see what I did wrong.

Doug

[GlimWas]

When i did mine, the shifter didn't clesr the frame either. I grinded it down so it would fit the next time.
I made a shifter pivot myself btw

[DougEFresh1123]

When i did mine, the shifter didn't clesr the frame either. I grinded it down so it would fit the next time.
I made a shifter pivot myself btw

If i need to take it off completely I will grind it down, I'm guessing its only about an 1/16 of an inch or so.

That's awesome you made your own brace, I'm not a mechanical guy and so it was easier to pay for someone else's genius.

Doug

[89 1500]

My 92 was a pita. When I finally did get the jack shaft out of the frame I knocked it down enough to have plenty of wiggle room. I've done a dozen seals and mine wasn't having it I do think my bike hates me. I caused another problem going back together but that's another story lol. I did have to re align the jack shaft slightly then the support worked great. I had to readjust my shifting habits over the floppy shaft. I used to have to slip my toe under the shifter and slightly lift to not miss second now if I do that little maneuver I miss the shift. It shifts like it's supposed to now and haven't missed second since the test ride.

[RockportDave]

Here is mine before I removed it. I believe the split should be slightly towards the rear of the bike.
44D50B02-6ADC-472F-A9AD-EC01D9D352FC.jpeg
Here it is after installed.
F16C8AEC-C674-499E-8CE6-9FAD6D67869C.jpeg
9BF42149-DC42-4EE1-AC15-698721C50FA1.jpeg
There is a very small dot on the shifter shaft you have to align the split with.
299E5115-DA7A-40C2-850F-5F4D2BFB11C5.png
46E43843-7E0A-4846-A379-2656BC820425.png
It shouldn’t be straight up.
Dave

Thanks Dave, I will have my son double check, since he has the good young eyes, to see if the dot and the split are aligned, its a difficult area to see into. The issue with my bike was I needed to separate the frame to pull that part off, hopefully I can get it removed and rotated with out having to pull the frame apart.

Doug

Mine didn’t want to come off either, but I used a long screwdriver and pried it off. I used it to pry it back on also. It didn’t hurt anything.
I believe you can back it off enough to turn it without taking it completely off.
Dave

[DougEFresh1123]

Mine didn’t want to come off either, but I used a long screwdriver and pried it off. I used it to pry it back on also. It didn’t hurt anything.
I believe you can back it off enough to turn it without taking it completely off.
Dave

Thanks Dave, I will keep that in mind when I get back to working on it. According to SWMBO yard work is a higher priority.

[RockportDave]

Doug,
I missed the mark the first time also.
The gearshift arm is recessed on the inside and the shift spline is rounded on the outside enough for the splines to let go and I had enough room to roll it around without removing it.
Dave

[DougEFresh1123]

Doug,
I missed the mark the first time also.
The gearshift arm is recessed on the inside and the shift spline is rounded on the outside enough for the splines to let go and I had enough room to roll it around without removing it.
Dave

Dave that is exactly what I was able to do. Looks much better now and I have the proper motion. Never did see the so called "punch mark" on the shaft coming out of the engine.

[Pate]

Hi,

can you give a hint where I should buy the gear shifter pivot? There are really many of them in the ebay, all from China. They are quite cheap. Then in the CycleMax there is also the pivot for sale, but it´s much more expensive. I quess it´s better quality material. Do you know any other places where to look for the pivot, because the CycleMax is quite expensive? I must say that I don´t trust the chinese versions. They maybe just fine, but I have suspicions. But sure they are good for their price (about 20-30 euros, free delivery).

Pasi

[WingAdmin]

Hi,

can you give a hint where I should buy the gear shifter pivot? There are really many of them in the ebay, all from China. They are quite cheap. Then in the CycleMax there is also the pivot for sale, but it´s much more expensive. I quess it´s better quality material. Do you know any other places where to look for the pivot, because the CycleMax is quite expensive? I must say that I don´t trust the chinese versions. They maybe just fine, but I have suspicions. But sure they are good for their price (about 20-30 euros, free delivery).

Pasi

Buy the original one from Cyclemax. It was designed and manufactured by our member peppilepew, who spent years as a mechanic rebuilding transmissions. It's made of high quality parts built to tight tolerances.

A few years ago Chinese factories copied it started building knockoffs. They are made of cheap metal with sloppy, poor tolerances and often don't fit well. That's why they are sold so cheaply.

[Pate]

Ok, thanks for the advice! I will forget the chinese versions and go for the Cyclemax. It's also fair considering the original designer's work and time spent to design the pivot.

Pasi

[blupupher]

Here is the original on e-bay
Only 4 left.

[Pate]

Thanks for the hint! I just placed the order, it´s good to know that the seller is the original designer. I also noticed that there is one big difference compared to chinese copies: there is a teflon bushing in the original. In the chinese versions I can´t see any bushing. And if they are made of poor material, I think they will worn out much faster.

Pasi

[Cewonz]

Hey guys. I have a 98 GL Goldwing SE. Did anyone use that oil seal round rubber thing in Cliff's video? I watched it a million times but I don't think he put it on. Is anyone using it? Just got my kit today and where does it go again? I don't know if I need it. Thanks

[Rambozo]

That is the shift shaft seal. Frequently without a brace those start leaking. Follow your shifter shaft back to the engine case and see if your seal is weeping oil. If not, no real need to replace it.

[Cewonz]

Oh I see Rambozo! Thank you sir!

[WingAdmin]

Hey guys. I have a 98 GL Goldwing SE. Did anyone use that oil seal round rubber thing in Cliff's video? I watched it a million times but I don't think he put it on. Is anyone using it? Just got my kit today and where does it go again? I don't know if I need it. Thanks

Because the shift shaft moves around unsupported, it tends to wear the center hole in that seal too large, and that causes it to leak. When you install the pivot, you want to replace that seal as well.

[Cewonz]

Is it easy to do? Will I have to take off the shaft to install that seal?

[Rambozo]

You will have to remove the shifter shaft extension. Sometimes this is easy sometimes the frame is in the way. It doesn't seem to be a year issue but more of bike to bike tolerances.
Have a look in the How-To section for several articles on shifter seal installation, shifter brace installation, and frame obstruction solutions.

[Charlie1Horse]

Same problem here with my 92 Interstate. I just removed the 6 nuts that fasten the headers to the cylinder head and loosened the rear clamp, sprayed it well with WD-40 and dropped the headers down for plenty of work room and clear 'line of sight' to the end of the main shifter shaft. This made for easy replacement of the seal and easy cleanup around the area. This caused the job to take a little longer but, in the long run made it quite easy. I am completely happy with the installation. The hardest part for me was trimming the heat shield to fit without cutting more than necessary. But even that wasn't bad.
Russell