1991 sportster willnot come out of gear - 1993 Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 883

Crank position sensor?

Check battery charge level. If OK, check electrical connections. Check voltage drop across starter.

You need a new starter bendix.

Contact me directly at [email protected]. I'll send you a JPEG file, like a pircture, of the way the cams install. This forum limits me to a file size of 450Kb and that's too small. That's why I have people contact me directly. Please remind me of what you need.

Steve

Harley-Davidson recommends their 20W50 petroleum based oil for the engine. You can use the H-D Syn 3 20W50 synthetic oil in the engine but I don't recommend it in the primary/transmission area. You can use any 20W50 oil as long as the API rating has a "C" rating for use in diesel engines. Look for the round circle somewhere on the container that had the API initials in it. It should say something like "SJ/CG". What you're looking for the "C" rating. If you wish to use a specific brand of oil, got to their website and look for their recommendations.

In the transmission, Harley recommends their Semi-Synthetic Primary and Transmission lubricant for Sportsters. The lube lubricates both the primary and the transmission on the Sportster. I don't recommmend full synthetic transmission lube on any bike built before 1995 as it will cause the gears to run noisey. In 1995, Harley changed the back cut on the gears and this made use of full synthetic lube more quiet running. Of course, you can use the full synthetic from a lubrication view point. It's just a bit noisey for my taste.

Whatever you use, make sure you go online and check the manufacturer's suggestion for use.

Good Luck
Steve

you will most likely need a dist. y ou can find one at used parts or purchase a rebuilt at oreillys or auto zone. accords get oil in the dist.

When is the last time you checked your final drive belt front pulley. The pulleys have been known to strip out and feel like your bike is not in gear. Yours may be just about there. Take the pulley off and look at the splines on the inside.

There is a spring inside the Primary that pulls the shifter back to the neutral position....it is broken......common problem with the Sportster.