Shifter loose

[Jym777]

I noticed this morning that my shifter arm out of the case was a little sloppy also seeping a little oil I imagine the only fix is to tear down? It sucks only 32800 on the old girl! Any ideas,Thanks

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Do a search on this forum. It's an easy fix.

[Ricky-D]

You have no problem there. The looseness is typical and the seepage can be corrected with an oil seal.

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[Gideon]

You have no problem there. The looseness is typical and the seepage can be corrected with an oil seal.

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Changing the oil seal is not a big deal.

[Daniel Meyer]

Yep, they are sloppy.

Here's the oil seal change:
http://lifeisaroad.com/valkshiftseal.html

[Jym777]

Thanks guys for the info, your the best!!

[gordonv]

As the above, a new seal will go a long way.

That is the design, no reason to worry about it. My one IS at 69K miles is leaking a little. I'll try to fix it before selling.

But if you are one to worry, there is a modification done to the GW GL1500, but again, it isn't a problem that needs to be fixed, so it is more just a waste, but some like the idea of fixing it.
http://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=19760

I have not heard if it has been modified to work on the Valkyrie, but have never followed up with it, as I'm not interested if it for my Valk.