Musical "jingling" coming from shift linkage

[Mavagrand]

Sitting at idle the other day and noticed a musical "jingling" thought it was my Gremlin bell but, when I put pressure on the shifter, the noise stopped. Put bike back in neutral, jingling again. Reached down and put slight pressure on the shift linkage, jingling stopped. Then noticed I cold stop the noise as well by placing my foot against the shifter peg. Wondering if this is a symptom of linkage failure or if it means something else might be going on wtih my tranny. Any ideas?? Thanx.

 

[DavHJ]

I had the same problem with the all stainless shifter linkage from the HD acessory catalog. I just put one small o-ring behind each heim joint, put the bolts back through and the musical "jingling" went away.

 

[glider]

The original ball joints on the Harleys leave a lot to be desired. If you have any problems with them, it's advisable to upgrade to the new linkages with the heim joints instead of the cheap type that come from the factory which eventually will come apart.

Shifter Linkage Replacement - Harley Davidson Community

Shift Arm Linkage - Harley Davidson Community

 

[Bud White]

Have you removed the rear shifter?

 

[Mattman4403]

If you have the hemi joints they have just become worn. You can replace just the joints If you have the original joints I would get that thing replaced. Those things just don't last for me. Perhape is is the 2.25 inch over shift levers put a bit more torque on them but I have found it best just to junk the original linkage and replace it with one with hemi joints. I had not heard of the o-ring thing. I may give that a try next time before replacing the joint.