Performance Machine Phatail ring gear failures : V-Twin Forum: Harley Davidson Forums

Ray galetti · 08-26-2006, 05:24 AM

I installed a PM Phatail kiit on a softail duece and it is experiencing ring gear failures. From what I have determined, the jackshaft is not comming out far enough to fully engage the ring gear. Has anyone else experienced this issue? By the way, we have tried a new starter to remedy this issue, but to no avail!

03flstfi · 10-06-2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray galetti

I installed a PM Phatail kiit on a softail duece and it is experiencing ring gear failures. From what I have determined, the jackshaft is not comming out far enough to fully engage the ring gear. Has anyone else experienced this issue? By the way, we have tried a new starter to remedy this issue, but to no avail!

I am in the process of installing the compu-fire 10-84 conversion of the starter ring gear and pinion on my wife's FXDL.

The bike has had 2 OE ring gear failures and it appears that the mesh of the ring and pinion were incorrect (Jackshaft not fully engaging the pinion to the ring)

Compu-fire instructions indicate that there should be gap between the ring and pinion of .075 and .125, and not, to shim the jackshaft assembly outward to correct this issue.

Ray galetti · 10-09-2006, 05:16 PM

Thank you for the reply. Hope yours works out!

03flstfi · 10-10-2006, 05:43 AM

Ray, I got mine together and FWIW, so far, all is good.

Steve at compufire is a great help for tech advice.