1 degree dogs with lead in chamfers were utilized to increase shiftability. Higher contact ratio means more of the gear teeth are in mesh with less resultant chatter and noise. The helical gears yield a contact ratio of 2.5, as compared to 1.8 for a spur gear. Unlike spur cut, helical gears have inherent noise reduction characteristics. Spur cut gears were selected in 1st, 2nd and 3rd for added strength in the torque ranges while helical cut gears were used in 4th, 5th and 6th for noise reduction. The BAKER DD6 gearset was designed with spur cut 1st - 3rd gears and helical cut 4th - 6th gears. Makes me want to trade for an Indian ….The DD6 is silent in 4th through 6th and strong in 1st through 3rd. I am very upset that HD knows there is an issue and didn’t have a recall to replace the poorly designed compensator. The bike unfurnished out of extended warranty. I am the original owner of bike and the Primary Compensator needed replaced. I have a 2016 Heritage Softail that I took in for the 15,000 mile service. ReplyĪ ’99 Softail does not require a compensator upgrade. Up shifting is done with speed shifting.Īfter 20 years of mostly 1%er riding the clutch basket bearing failed.ġ) Pros/Cons of removing the compensator with direct drive.Ģ) As I have plenty of torque should go down a tooth on the compensator or change size of rear tires? That said, it runs very quick and fast and being a bi-lateral upper amputee I mostly use the clutch to start off and down shift. I have a moderately modified 1999 80ci softtail turned trike with a VG chain rearend. If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us at 1-85 or chat us on our website. If you are still unable to watch the video, please clear you cache and try a different browser.
BAKER HARLEY TRANSMISSION UPGRADE
I’m sorry you are having trouble viewing Harley Compensator Upgrade video. Thyis is actually a gear box fault but HD and dealers will not admit to it. All gear changes smooth and clean and quiet. No more clunkuing and hardeto find gears including neutral. Had Baker comp fitted to my 2010 FLH Road King, along with Baker 7 speed transmission. You should never have any issues with the compensator assembly on your year HD You do not need any type of compensator upgrade. I just bought a 1989 FLHTC, EVO 80 CI, do I need this up-grade ? Reply Bike seems to perform ok otherwise, noise goes away when rpm is raised even a little, still have some hot start issues but not nearly as bad as was with first SE comp (after it wore out). Installed new SE comp in fall, now have slight clunking when idle goes below 1K (worse cold). Installed SE comp about 4 years/40k miles ago.
BAKER HARLEY TRANSMISSION INSTALL
Provided the correct tools are available, we consider this upgrade to be easily achievable for the “weekend mechanic”.Ĭheck out he Removal of Stock & Install of the Upgrade Kit.ġ1 Responses to “Harley Compensator Upgrade” The instructions are very straightforward. Both, Baker and Fix My Hog recommend using Spectro primary drive oil. The only other parts needed are: outer primary gasket, derby cover gasket and (40-45 oz) primary drive oil. It includes an engine extension shaft, a 34 tooth compensating sprocket, cam slider, spring cup assembly, and a hardened 9/16-12 hardened hex bolt. The Baker design not only eliminates clunking but also improves function and adds extended durability over the stock, flawed, factory design. Baker has borrowed from the tried and true pre-2007 cam lobe geometry but has added modifications to the motor shaft extension and developed a Harley compensator sprocket and spring cup that have oil passages in them, allowing for plenty of oil to lubricate the compensator’s cam lobes. A Solutionīaker has now given us an assembly that permanently solves this problem for Harley Davidson motorcycles 2007 and newer. The design flaw is lack of lubrication within the assembly and the clunking or banging that can be heard verifies that excessive wear is occurring at the assembly. The noise occurs when the factory Harley compensator returns to its lowest position. The noise can be heard in the primary drive when you shut the engine off. They may have spent more good money for the Screamin Eagle upgrade (as well as labor costs) only to still have the same issues eventually redevelop. They had to deal with clunking, loosening Harley compensator, and starting issues. Some riders actually spent a lot of money to buy a new Harley-Davidson. Even their Screamin Eagle upgrade turned out to be an inadequate solution for most. Riders have been dealing with Harley’s poor compensator design for some years now. We were excited to get our hands on this Harley compensator upgrade from Baker. Articles on Harley-Davidson How-to and More