Dyna Clunk Solved!
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
ORIGINAL: wlbowers
My clunk wound up being the front tank mounting bolt was loose. It allowed the tank to bounce on the bolt.
Found it by pulling up on the tank and it moved.
My clunk wound up being the front tank mounting bolt was loose. It allowed the tank to bounce on the bolt.
Found it by pulling up on the tank and it moved.
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
ORIGINAL: JerrySC
Well I finally solved the "front end" clunking I was getting sometimes when I went over a railroad track or a good bump in the road. It didn't do it every time which made it even harder to find. I tried everything I had read about a front-end clunk. The dealer checked the fall-away. It was right on. The stem nut was inspected and re-torqued. The forks were inspected and the fork oil was re-serviced. Still the occassional clunk. The front caliper was re-torqued and the disc mount bolts were inspected. The noise sounded like it was coming from the lower triple tree area. I took the bike to a local indy. He asked what all had been done as he inspected all the footpegs to see if they had play in them and then he took it for a ride. When he came back, I asked if he heard it and he said he had. Then he jacked it up and retracted the jiffy stand. He took his fist and hit the jiffy stand between the pivot and the end. We heard a noise. He repositioned the rubber bumper on the frame where the stand rests when retracted. He hit it again. No noise. I took it for a ride over tracks and bumps. No noise. The stand was resting on the rubber pad, it just wasn't where it needed to be. He charged me $10! I'm dropping off a case of beer today.
Well I finally solved the "front end" clunking I was getting sometimes when I went over a railroad track or a good bump in the road. It didn't do it every time which made it even harder to find. I tried everything I had read about a front-end clunk. The dealer checked the fall-away. It was right on. The stem nut was inspected and re-torqued. The forks were inspected and the fork oil was re-serviced. Still the occassional clunk. The front caliper was re-torqued and the disc mount bolts were inspected. The noise sounded like it was coming from the lower triple tree area. I took the bike to a local indy. He asked what all had been done as he inspected all the footpegs to see if they had play in them and then he took it for a ride. When he came back, I asked if he heard it and he said he had. Then he jacked it up and retracted the jiffy stand. He took his fist and hit the jiffy stand between the pivot and the end. We heard a noise. He repositioned the rubber bumper on the frame where the stand rests when retracted. He hit it again. No noise. I took it for a ride over tracks and bumps. No noise. The stand was resting on the rubber pad, it just wasn't where it needed to be. He charged me $10! I'm dropping off a case of beer today.
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
same happened with me had 500 miles clunk free...see
http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.c...ough-pegs.html
http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.c...ough-pegs.html
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
First law of anything, start with the simpe stuff and move on. Glad it worked out for you. My rubber bumper had been pulled off when I came into my garage a little
too hot and bumped it, repositioned it, good as new.
too hot and bumped it, repositioned it, good as new.
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
TOWJAM I had the same exact problem you had when going over a bump or getting on the front brake. Tighten the steering head bolt should solve the problem. Great Post Jerry very informative and Im sure it is gonna help many of the Dynas here.
Thanks Ken
Thanks Ken
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RE: Dyna Clunk Solved!
Thanks so much. . .I'd about gone insane trying to figure out what was causing this noise. . .just took a look at jiffy stand and boom, there it was. Problem solved and I'll have two fists in the wind in about 5 minutes. . .
Thanks, this forum is AMAZING.
Ty
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Thanks, this forum is AMAZING.
Ty
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