How anyone could thumbs down this is beyond me!! Dude, you’ve been a life saver on my first build of a 99 sportster hugger. Been such a pain finding vids on these older models! Thank you for being so thorough!!!

Excellent video. High quality resolution and lighting, straight to the point, no nonsense. Thanks for the quality tutorial!

This is an excellent video. All how to mechanics videos should be like this. He gets in there right to it doesn't talk a lot beating around the bush and shows every part taking out every bolt doesn't skip parts awesome man thanxx.

Just getting ready to do same thing, changing out main shaft for a kicker kit. This is the best info out here about pulling this apart. Completely real, no bullshitt camera poses and distracting music/noise. Thanks for doing this. Cheers. Ride safe. Guy Speight

Y’all are awesome. Dan, thank you for all the knowledge that you’ve shared with the rest of us.

Good video Man no music no nonsense right to point beutiful thank u

i just don't understand what is there to dislike in this video???? if you people have better ways let's see ..... show your own video! meanwhile I do appreciate this video and the time you spent to make it. thank you

Thank you for doing a great job on helping us to learn how to work on our own bikes...👍🤝💯⚡🏁🇺🇲

So I'm sat today absolutely gutted after my clutch basket killed itself and your video saved my sanity. Can't thank you enough!!!! Thank you! And good to know the clutch nut is righty loosy!!!

All I was going to do was change out the primary case from aluminum to chrome and even though this is more than I needed, this video is amazing and I watched the whole thing. Also saved this for the future. Thank you guys for making something that is detailed, simple, smart, and well thought out. My Sportster will live forever thanks to you.

Dan is the Man. Awesome to deal with and a great person to walk you through your job. My 90 Sportster was a dog until Dan did the heads and 1250 kit, spec'd the cams and ignition as well. Has been running flawlessly for years now.

This was great.. thank you... these videos make the service manual actually make sense to me!

Just got a damaged 4th gear on my 2003 Sportster on the weekend and wasn't sure if I can fix it by my own. But after seeing this I'm keen to do it. Thanks for the vid!!!

this is the best video on this job by far. cheers guys, great work.

This is a very good, straight forward video. This helped quite a bit in the disassembly of my M2 Cyclone and in the diagnosis of a shift problem. Many thinks.

Thank you for the video, I'm interested in swap 34 to 38 tooth sprocket, and the video helps me a lot of before done the work. Regards from Spain.

This helped allot, thanks. Just opened primary and found broken detent clip rolling around in there. Cheers

I was impressed at how those Sportsters come assembled..I would also like to add, that someone that is not making a video, should take lots of photos, at each step, so the details of assembly will be easy to access.

Great video, I broke my cluch basket with the spring compressor (so much for saving money) so I had to figure out how to remove it. Thanks!

Great video. And a great mechanic. I hope you make lots of money. I have the factory shop manual but I'd rather watch it on video. Thanks a million.

Thanks guys for those priceless videos. Learning so much from them. This is IMMENSE !!!!!

a transmission rebuild video would be great to see too. thanks and keep it up.

Thank you!!! Great detail and visuals. Made the job a world easier..... plus now my harley repair manual actually makes sense...lol ..

awesome videos, love to see how things are built and i dont even have a motorcycle(yet)

Another Great Video... Thank You for posting this...

Great how to video for a DYIer. I am in the process of doing the same work on my 96 sportie 883. This lets me know I am on the right track. Thanks

Great video Dan just like all your other videos too. Would be nice if you could make one on changing the shifting forks too. Since I may need to replace my second gear one, it's starting to slip out once in a while and I think its starting to go. But I may not need it either since I am fairly mechanical. I already put on your 120hp kit and its running very good. I still have some fine tuning to do though since I didn't get it dyno tested yet. Thanks for all your help and advice that you have given me. Have a blessed day.

Thank you so much !! Nice video. You made it look so easy as an expert usually does !! Great

Great video.. thank you for posting!

Great Video just stumbled across Hammer Performance...and unlike some how to videos how great that u get the tools needed as well

Very informative and down to earth!! Excellent job thank you!

I'm going to.buy Hammer parts just because of the great videos you make! Thanks for these!

Excellent content and produced quite well. Thank you much!

This video helped me a lot I was putting back this back together because I got a crack in the outer shell to fix it and this guided me back to putting it back together

great video thanks for sharing your knowledge !!!

Thanks man, I just read the manual and you made it easier to understand it

Super video. Now I'm ready to put the Baker six speed into my Buell M2. Thank you a lot.

Brilliant video I've learned a lot by watching the video thank you

Great video man, thanks a lot. Very clear and well explained!

Jeez man solid work No messing around and well explained sir

Sitting here at 1 am tripping out (not on drugs goober) because I have a headset on and around 3:50 you can here the low rumble of a vehicle moving in the background and I thought it was happening outside my house...carry on good sir!

Hammer Dan I agree ☝️ with you on those torx they suck! Thx for the video I’m ready to do my energy one clutch from you guys as soon as it gets here. ~ Xena from the XL forum :-)

Love this video and all of them. I cant wait to get a 1275 kit. Will be soon for my Iron 1200. I was hoping for a reasonably video. I have to do just this to change my primary chain and would love to see a reassembly just in general but also to know how much to torque both the main nuts and also if you use red lock tight when reassembling Qu

Excellent quality answered every question I had I've never worked on a road bike just dirt but that case gasket gave on me mid mild road trip and soaked the back tire and I was done lol had it trailered home gaskets just got home about to service my grandpa's ol faithful thanks man I appreciate this video

When I have had a torx screw 'round out' as they sometimes do, I find that a hex socket driver (or Allen driver) can be gently tapped into the screw head and enable it to be removed - it pays to have both imperial and metric sized drivers available. A cheap multi bit set (such as from Harbour Freight or similar) will be very helpful for this as the bits have a hexagon shaft and can be used with a good quality battery drill set up in screw mode. Torx head screws were developed so machines can assemble things and are not made with the thought of disassembly in mind.... the guy who invented cross-head screws should also have been shot at birth !

I watched this cus I'm going to change the stator. It helped me a lot for this my first time on my sportster. Thank you very much.

Great video, ive subscribed, cheers from Steve uk 🇬🇧

Great job mate thank you.

I wonder what the oil is for in the primary. Is it for the chain, the clutches? It seems like oil would interfere with stator. Would you need oil if you was not using the transmission? I’m doing a project that only needs the engine not the transmission.

also after i purchased my 2007 xlc 1200 sporty the dealership informed me it had a cobra tuner installed they suposedly didnt know about...is that an issue? id prefer to just put it back stock...probly cant now. suggestions? im lost what to do. thx for vids, excellent info

Awesome VIdeo. Just made everything easy.

Such a helpfull video ! Thank you so much !

Bad ass! Thank you guys for the video!

love these vids man they help a lot can you do one on disassembling the transmission

A drill with a square drive adapter works wonders for speeding up the process.

Good stuff buddy....

Wise are those who install a pushbutton solenoid end cover (I lube the O-rings with a little silicone dielectric grease). They bypass all external wiring and the solenoid windings making them outstanding backup (or a main method for chopper owners).

Faut il enlever la poulie coté droit pour enlever la boite ?

Do you still need to loosen the slack in the clutch cable if you are just taking off the circular cover and putting a new one on?

I didn’t realize that the transmission came out of the case as a whole unit. Since it’s that easy, is there a way to change gears for the 5 gear so that it’s not sounding like it’s on the high end of the rpm range?

Very good video sir I would like to have a better look at that main shaft gear that drives the belt. Harley wants $2,500 just to replace the bearings in that transmission you should totally do a bearing video particularly on a 2001 Sportster 883

Excellent video man I have buell x1 needing full rebuild and thinking of doing myself

For a 2017 sportster is there a need to put in specific transmission oil?

So my sportster was dropped and now won’t shift , I’ve drained the primary and inspected the clutch and sprockets but I can’t figure it out , any tip or ideas?

Hey Dan did you guys ever do a video on put a close ratio gear swap?

I have a question. I have a 1998 hugger 1200 and it seems to be leaking. I changed the primary gasket twice but i still have a leak. Is there a inner rimary gasket on these i was hoping u were gonna break down the primary even more so i could see

Great video . thank's men

I’m struggling to put back the primary cover. Any tips on what I can do ?

Is the shifter shaft suppose to kinda pop in and out and wiggle up and down?

This is why i love sportster. So easy to wrench in when you race your shit and it breaks.

What is the foot pounds of pressure for the flange nut on the primary drive sprocket.

Hey boss during this process if I rotate crank die to shim slipping so I need to figure out where it needs rotated back to or should I not worry to much I’d appreciate your feedback thanks

Question. Mine is going in neutral from 1st to second until I let off the throttle a little bit. I was going to service that shaft (due to a video I found), but mine is different. It’s a straight shaft. It’s not made like this one.

This video was super helpful, Taking apart a Buell blast (Yeah it's different but very similar to this process)

great and helpful video thanks

Dear Hammer, my clutch hub is tighten but it has very very little movement side wise. I noticed when I wanted to check how starter engages the starter gear and notices that basked was reacting and moved just a slightly side wise. I mean I can move it a bit and its not rock solid on main shaft on gearbox. is it ok like that?

Excellent video, though I would be hard pressed to get all the little parts back in the proper order....camera phone might be the answer. Question, my 2005 sporty 1200 can run up to 4-5 grand in neutral. When I put it in gear and pull away, it sounds like an irregular hammer hitting the inside of the motor. Any ideas what might have broken loose ?

How does the bushing come out of the primary casing where the shifer comes thr

So if I wanted to swap to 8bolt from 4 is it just a normal swap or is it harder than that ?

Great video. I have a question. How do you remove the clutch basket nut without the rear wheel spinning when trying to turn the nut? Is it in gear or something?

Thank you. I got to get the bottom end of my 883 Sportster in shape so I can turn it into a 1200. I do have an interesting question will 5 speed transmission fit in a four-speed case?

Hello can you tell me the clamping cups in newton meter that are used to reassemble everything? Thank you.

some of the bolts are different sizes....so be sure to remember what sizes came from where you took them out.

On that little C-clip you could take a basic wrench, like 3/8, place the two prongs of the open end against the clip's open end and a light tap with a mallet will take it off no problem... many many ways really but that one is something most DIY mechanics should be capable of.

when putting it all back together is there a certain way to put back on the clutch basket and motor sprocket assembly? or just side them back on, however?

Hi Dan, I have a Buell just like this one and the bearing around my clutch adjustment screw just cracked in half. Would it be possible to remove that adjustment assembly as you did in the video, BUT without taking off the primary cover? Thanks for your help

excellent video cheers

great video hopefully i dont need to go there yet , i have 95 sportster n order for me to change/repair my starter - i need to take off the primary cover off ?

Thanks, great video very informative, is that the same engine that they put in the 03 Sportster 1200S?

Is there anything I can do to get the transmission nut off after going the wrong way by accident?

I need to know the torque on the clutch basket nut and the nut on the engine shaft

Dan, I have a question about the lubrication of the Gear Box Case on the Sportsters, in my understand the Gear Box is sealed on the newer motors and are reached by a trap door on the older motors, therefore the Motor Oil lubricates the Gear Box Case on the Sportster, the Oil in the Primary is only to lubricate the clutch and chain set, right? Otherwise, howcame they make an open primary kit for Sportster? Or, how can only 1 quart of Oil in the Primary lubricates also the Gear Box if it is sealed from the chain case? The reason that I ask that is because I see lots of people saing that the Oil in the Primary on Sportster also lubricates the Gear Box, and I do not agree with that. Could you clarify please? Thanks and Congrats for the greats videos roling!

do you know if i can use a 883 4 speed transmission in 1200 they are both 88

What’s the part number on the lower spring on the shifter mechanism? I can’t find it anywhere.

If the transmission nut is moving with the shaft what does that mean

Good video!

Awesome vid, car guy learning bikes. What's the round cylinder at the front of the motor?

Hi, i have a 48 and was able to remove the shifter lever pawl. How do i remove the bushing since it is worn out? Hope you can help me. Thanks

Quick work and thanks for video. I can't get gears 1,3,4,5 just 2 and neutral.

What year is this engine I can’t find the shifter lever assy anywhere I have a 2004 883