2009 — Assembly

HOME ASSEMBLY sm00723 TOOL NAME PART NUMBER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY RETAINER TOOL HD-45301 LOWER CRANKCASE ALIGNMENT DOWELS HD-45310 COUNTERBALANCER ALIGNMENT PIN HD-45311 CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY RETAINER HD-45316 SHIFT LEVER SUBSTITUTE HD-45338 SHIFT MECHANISM/DENTENT RETRACTOR HD-45339 TORQUE ANGLE GAUGE SNAP-ON TA360 Figure 6-39. Shifter Fork Shaft Installation NOTE Shafts in the transmission are closely toleranced. Insertion of Figure 6-38. Position Shift Drum 1. 2. 3. 4. shafts must be done by hand. NEVER use a hammer or other tool to remove or install shafts.Transmission damage will result if force is used to insert shafts. sm00720 sm00724 Figure 6-40.

Shifter Fork Orientation See Figure 6-38. Use SHIFT MECHANISM/DENTENT sm00725 RETRACTOR (Part No. HD-45339) in reverse of disas- sembly to compress shifter gliding part and to compress shifting detent arm and spring. Using the nylon strap from the SHIFT MECHANISM/DETENT RETRACTOR (Part No. HD-45339), lower the shift drum in place and insert the shift drum shaft. See Figure 6-39. Insert shifter fork shaft through engine case and slide shifter forks in position. See Figure 6-40. Shifter forks must be positioned as shown. See Figure 6-41. Install input shaft bearing retainer loosely in place. Figure 6-41. Input Shaft Bearing Retainer 2009 VRSC Service:

Transmission 6-15 all input shaft bearing retainer loosely Figure 6-41. Input Shaft B 2009 VRSC Serv earing Retainer ice: Transmission 6-15