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Shop time for no Reverse - The long wait is almost over!
- Thread starter gkamer
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canamjhb
Well-known member
Greg,
If the dealer is replacing the multi-function switch under warranty, I would think they, too, experienced a problem when they did their diagnosis. Even though you are able to massage the system to make it work doesn't mean it is working correctly. I'd have it replaced..... Jim
If the dealer is replacing the multi-function switch under warranty, I would think they, too, experienced a problem when they did their diagnosis. Even though you are able to massage the system to make it work doesn't mean it is working correctly. I'd have it replaced..... Jim
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But for the last two days, when going though my pre-departure dog and pony show, the bike actually shifted into Reverse. Of course I was pleased :yes:. Today I decided to try a few tests while out on my ride. The couple of times I tried shifting into Reverse it worked fine. Then I tried a manual downshift with no joy. I tried again, only pressing the Minus paddle harder and lo and behold, it down shifted.
hyea:
So I pulled over and tried shifting into Neutral from 1st gear, pulling hard, but not overly hard, on the minus paddle and it performed flawlessly. Same with going from Reverse to Neutral.
Before, when I was having trouble shifting into Reverse and it didn’t work, my instinct was to press harder on the R button. I’m now wondering if maybe the problem was I was not pulling hard enough on the Minus paddle?
Now the big question….. I already have a new left hand Multi Function Switch on order from the dealer to be replaced under warranty. I’m expecting it to come in July. Do I go ahead with the replacement, just in case, since it is a known problem with the 2018 RT and F3?
Whatever way you look at it, there was something decidedly WRONG going on inside your Left Hand Multi-Function Switch, even if you occasionally could massage it or by some other fluke get some things to do what they should bloody well do first time all the time!!
So as far as I can see, the answer to your 'Do I go ahead & get it replaced under warranty?' question is not just Yes, it's more of a 'HECK YES! Of COURSE I get it replaced under warranty!!'
hyea: And I reckon you should probably do that as soon as humanly possible, just in case it triggers something else that might be more of an issue! 
Just Sayin' :thumbup:
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K80Shooter
New member
Not only would I let the dealer replace it but in no way would I mention that if you press hard on the paddle that it works.
mecsw500
Member
My left hand switch gear all works with a moderate level of force, just the level of force you would expect. It feels the same on mine as on previous Triumphs and BMWs. If you have to put anything but the level of pressure your brain would expect, compared to the right hand cluster, I would replace it. The up-shift and downshift should feel about the same in my book. I would replace it as the chances of you are getting out in the middle of nowhere sometime in the future, when even a hammer won't get it to operate, are not zero.
When you were in law enforcement, would you trust your life to your firearm if it worked as long as you used 30 lbs of trigger pull. It would probably work every day at the range but the day you really needed it to work in the field, that trigger mechanism would fail for sure.
When you were in law enforcement, would you trust your life to your firearm if it worked as long as you used 30 lbs of trigger pull. It would probably work every day at the range but the day you really needed it to work in the field, that trigger mechanism would fail for sure.
gkamer
Sadly passed away, December '23.
The long wait is almost over
The long wait is finally almost over. As some of you may remember, I posted about a BRP known issue with the left hand multifunction switch on the 2018 F3 and RT going bad. It would not shift into Reverse, Manually Downshift or Manually Shift into Neutral. I had the dealer work to get a replacement switch in Oct of 2021 and have been waiting ever since for the part to arrive.
Unfortunately, between the pandemic which basically shut down the world compounded by the global supply crises, all of which was beyond BRP or the dealerships ability to do anything about, there was nothing I could do but wait until the situation worked itself out.
Well this morning I got a call from the dealership telling me the long awaited part had arrived. I am scheduled to bring my bike in on the 27th of this month to have the replacement part installed, under warranty I might add. It is about a 75 mile ride, one way, so I was told it would take a few hours but they have a very nice customer waiting area with a soda machine. I plan to pack my laptop and a couple of bologna sandwiches and camp in the waiting room till my bike is done. At that point I will be so happy I will do the dance of joy. :yes:
The long wait is finally almost over. As some of you may remember, I posted about a BRP known issue with the left hand multifunction switch on the 2018 F3 and RT going bad. It would not shift into Reverse, Manually Downshift or Manually Shift into Neutral. I had the dealer work to get a replacement switch in Oct of 2021 and have been waiting ever since for the part to arrive.
Unfortunately, between the pandemic which basically shut down the world compounded by the global supply crises, all of which was beyond BRP or the dealerships ability to do anything about, there was nothing I could do but wait until the situation worked itself out.
Well this morning I got a call from the dealership telling me the long awaited part had arrived. I am scheduled to bring my bike in on the 27th of this month to have the replacement part installed, under warranty I might add. It is about a 75 mile ride, one way, so I was told it would take a few hours but they have a very nice customer waiting area with a soda machine. I plan to pack my laptop and a couple of bologna sandwiches and camp in the waiting room till my bike is done. At that point I will be so happy I will do the dance of joy. :yes:
gkamer
Sadly passed away, December '23.
The long wait is finally almost over. As some of you may remember, I posted about a BRP known issue with the left hand multifunction switch on the 2018 F3 and RT going bad. It would not shift into Reverse, Manually Downshift or Manually Shift into Neutral. I had the dealer work to get a replacement switch in Oct of 2021 and have been waiting ever since for the part to arrive.
Unfortunately, between the pandemic which basically shut down the world compounded by the global supply crises, all of which was beyond BRP or the dealerships ability to do anything about, there was nothing I could do but wait until the situation worked itself out.
Well this morning I got a call from the dealership telling me the long awaited part had arrived. I am scheduled to bring my bike in on the 27th of this month to have the replacement part installed, under warranty I might add. It is about a 75 mile ride, one way, so I was told it would take a few hours but they have a very nice customer waiting area with a soda machine. I plan to pack my laptop and a couple of bologna sandwiches and camp in the waiting room till my bike is done. At that point I will be so happy I will do the dance of joy.
Unfortunately, between the pandemic which basically shut down the world compounded by the global supply crises, all of which was beyond BRP or the dealerships ability to do anything about, there was nothing I could do but wait until the situation worked itself out.
Well this morning I got a call from the dealership telling me the long awaited part had arrived. I am scheduled to bring my bike in on the 27th of this month to have the replacement part installed, under warranty I might add. It is about a 75 mile ride, one way, so I was told it would take a few hours but they have a very nice customer waiting area with a soda machine. I plan to pack my laptop and a couple of bologna sandwiches and camp in the waiting room till my bike is done. At that point I will be so happy I will do the dance of joy.
