Harley Clutch Drags, Wont Disengage | Hard Shifting and Can't Find Neutral 

With these older bikes it's always good to check the clutch basket finger that the clutch plates slide through. These fingers will get wear groves in them and cause the clutch plates to not be able to slide and separate freely. If this happens you can take a file and carefully file them smooth again.

I had a similar issue on my bike, It was the Cluch basket, it had developed notches that prevented the clutch stack to move where it would get stuck on a notch.

Good video, I watched B. Baker’s video awhile back and yours is a great example of what he was talking about.

Great video! Sounds ike PO just didn't want to deal with his issue, can't believe he rode it like that. Glad you got it fixed, very informative.👍

good job on finding the trouble and fixing it...cheers

I had a couple of Sportsters . They all had 3 bearing balls between the discs ,youre holding the 2 discs at 11.35 . And the throwout bearing is a must and the finger is totally wornout. The oil seems to be very dirty . I hope you get it working at it should. Sorry about my bad english .im from Finland! 😀

on my 4 speed had the same trouble untill i turned in the clutch adjuster 1/4 turn and that fixed it. always fun sitting at a light that takes forever..lol

First thing I check ,if it not something obvious is the fluid level on primary to make sure it's not to full because it will do everything you said it is doing if it's to full. Grabbing, can't find neutral, slam into gear, etc. It's the easiest check and you never know on a bike you just got.

I have owned 4 Harley Davidson and they all need a little RPM to find Neutral its the design the ratchet shift drum in the trans and the drive gear . my 1986 FLT , my 1990 1200 xl , my 1950 pan , my 1995 road king rev to 2000 rpm and it hit N every time .

I wonder if my 1990 883 is same as this. I just installed a new cable and now i cant get neutral when squeezing the clutch lever. It will go into neutral on the pedal though

Check tension on chain, primary, if its too tight it binds input shaft where gears ride, slide, when you blip throttle it kind-of loosens everything up a little

I just installed a Barnette extra plate clutch pack and heavier clutch spring in my 2006 Electraglide. The pull on the clutch lever was brutal so I installed a Muller power clutch, now the lbs. pull is about the same as the OEM clutch ramp assembly was but now I can't find neutral. I've gone back and set both the adjustments at the pressure plate (1/4 turn)and the cable (Just 1/8" free play). That's as close as I think possible without compromising the throw-out bearing (having it constantly engaged), but still no luck. If I could find a clutch lever that stood out from the grip a bit more, it would afford me a bit more length of pull that I'm sure would fix this but I still haven't found one. Also, I like to use two or three fingers at the lever, now I can't because my little finger gets pinched between the lever and handle grip and robs another quarter inch of lever travel. Suggestions?

One other items be careful what kind of a 50 Ways fluid to put in the primary because some of them cause the clutch to drag

So i may have missed something but you took the piece the cable attached to completely off, or just replaced it with a new one?

I have a 2008 ultra classic. Mine is doing the opposite. New clutch, new cable. Adjusted and still slipping. IDK

Worn spline gears not matching uo,worn main shaft bearing,main gear shaft travel from wear to far more or less from prime seat position due to wear at the cover plate seat area maybe,just worn bushings and race and bearings around travel shafts...?

Right fluid level and change primary fluid if no good the basket

i have a 1981 FLT and i have to blip the throttle to get neutral as well my couch is the old stile and its so heavy

I replaced the clutch plates and 91 softail, put it back together, put the bike in gear, and it rolls like it was in neutral. Need advice please

Try the minimum AMT of primary fluid

And primary chain adjustment

Get rid of those levers… the kuryaken skull levers cause problems because they don’t fit perfectly. I had those because they didn’t have a matching set for the Willie g skull collection. Which is what I went with on my breakout. And I had all the same issues. But I put new bars and cables on and adjusted clutch and problem went away about 95% still hard into gear but stopped dragging bike forward and made neutral easy to find

I have this same problem on my 06 softail but I don't have that little aftermarket piece..same problem not enough throw to disengage the clutch..not sure where to go from here

idk if you got the answer yet but i think its your shifter lever. get a good one.

What're the parts called that the bolt adjuster and push rod screw into? Mine broke

I have the same problem of not getting enough travel when I pull in my clutch cable I just put a new cable on there and there wasn’t the aftermarket spacer that you had. Any suggestions to get more movement from the clutch plates when I pull in the clutch

Damn dude... you have good info. Get a tripod

How much oil in the primary? Those same symptoms will occur if overfull.

for a new clutch rod in

Clutch hub bearing in the clutch basket

Also if the clutch was maladjusted for a long time it would wear that clutch rod

Try going to Amsoil gear oil for Harley's in your transmission.

Where did u get the clutch cable spacers? I’m having similar issue & i think that may be the solution

same pb 4 me

Metti olio 85w140

After adjusting your clutch Check the shift rod that goes from your foot shifter to the transmission to make sure the Transmission tongs are in the correct position (According to the manual). Sometimes I've had to screw the shift rod adjustment a little to match what the manual specifies which makes hitting neutral much easer

It could be your compensator going bad.

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