wide glide clunk
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Again, this does not apply to pre '06 Dynas with the narrow front end...they were completely different.
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Sounds like you may be hearing the forks hit the stop at full extension. Maybe a heavier oil would help.
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TSB or not, pre '06 Wide Glide clunk could be and was fixed by torquing the fork stem nut to 80-100 lb-ft while retaining the original lock tab washer. The hardened washer and TSB didn't exist back then, but the cause of the problem was the same because the steering stem was assembled the same way. Yes, the 41mm forks were different than the 49mm forks in the way they were secured to the top triple tree but the forks themselves were not the cause of the clunk. What's sad is that it took Harley so many years to address the problem.
Again, this does not apply to pre '06 Dynas with the narrow front end...they were completely different.
Again, this does not apply to pre '06 Dynas with the narrow front end...they were completely different.
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I had this or at least a similar issue on a non Harley and fixed it by putting in a 20wt fork oil. Not only did it fix the clunk but handled a whole lot better too.
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Bet it's the front gas tank mount. I had the same problem.. replaced washer. etc. then I had my tank warranteed for the fuel pump gasket leaking and ruining my paint. Drove home from the dealer and had some serious clunk... looked around and found the front of the tank could be lifted up. tightened the bolts and wa la no more clunk!! hope this helps!!
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No top nut to tighten...
I've read through all the threads on all the forums. Problem is, I don't have a stock triple clamp on this 94' Wide Glide.
If anyone knows how to fix the clunk on this I'd think you were the coolest.
You can see from the pictures there's no top nut to adjust/torque. Looking up at the bottom I'm worried I'm missing something as I see threads with nothing in the hole. No idea how to tighten this.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...1&d=1305333759
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...1&d=1305333799
If anyone knows how to fix the clunk on this I'd think you were the coolest.
You can see from the pictures there's no top nut to adjust/torque. Looking up at the bottom I'm worried I'm missing something as I see threads with nothing in the hole. No idea how to tighten this.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...1&d=1305333759
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...1&d=1305333799
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5th Gear
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From: SLC, UT
There is no chrome cover. Solid upper triple with the steering tube is all one machined piece. I just don't know what kind of tool to use on what looks like the only way to tighten the bottom bolt/thing. Look at the second photo and you'll see what I mean.
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wideglide clunk
I don't know if you guys are still haveing problems with the "clunk", it was a problem with my '03. The stem of my tripple trees was smaller than the hole cut into the upper tree. Back in '03 the Co. said to fix it torque to 100 ft. lbs. , well the original spec. was somewhere around 30 lbs. I measured both & took the difference, I think it was about .005 cut a small piece of feeler gauge & slipped it between the upper tree & the stem & reassembled,no clunk. Some guys were putting dresser tripple trees on their Dynas to fix this. I bought a upper tree to play with but didn't get that far it's been running fine since.
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