Been chasing a primary area noise for a while now. It started as a "whirring/whinnig" sound that would increase with RPM. didn,t matter if I was ideling in nuetral or crusing down the road. didn't matter hot or cold.

First thought was primary chain so I adusted primary chain several times as well as went with HB-125 auto chain tensioner to no avail. (maybe a litte better but still not right). Of course changed fluid as well.

Rode for a few weeks waiting for the new shoe on the HB-125 to break in as per the tech guy there.

Over the past few rides, the noise slowly seemed to add a slight vibration/knocking and deeper tone to the whining/ whirring sound.

I thought the next step was to check my comp nut. The comp nut seems tight with no signs of damage or play. I figured I would do the re-torqueing procedure anyway with the addition of the spacer while I was in there.

I moved on to inspect the clutch assy. I noticed that with the primary chain loose, I can press back and forth on either side of the ring gear and I have a slight amount play. enoung to make a slight clunk.

Is this normal?

could the bearing in the basket be toast causing my noise?

Any suggestions would be appreciated while I wait for my parts

P.S.
I cant break the nuts, I ordered a chain locker and the spacer for the comp nut and am waiting to tear down further.

2005 Softail Deluxe / 15K miles / stock

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Yea your bearing could be bad in the hub, but really you just need to take it all apart slowly like you said. You say you can't get the nuts off, remeber the trans main shaft nut is a left hand thread, may be your problem.