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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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EVER SINCE I TOOK MY KROME WORK EXHAUST OFF ,I CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING

FROM MY PRIMARY (WHERE THE CLUCH IS ).WHEN I SHIFT AT 2700 TO 3000 RPM. I HEAR

MOSTLY IN FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR.NOT VERY LOUD BUT I CAN HEAR IT.SOME STRANGER

TOLD ME THAT HARLEYS HAD PROBLEMs WITH THE Compensator OR THE

Compensator Nut...REALLY DONT KNOW...i use amsoil 20w50 in the primary..change

my oil 300 miles ago..everything was tight....nothing on the drain plug...when i pull the

cluch it stops... please help..i may be warring for nothing....please helppppp.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Perhaps it's ****** in the final drive. Have you checked the rear belt tension? Too loose and you can get a pronounced clack when shifting or engaging the clutch in first gear.
 
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it sounds like A BIG F$%king sewing machine... while riding. when shifting

everything is smooooooth.. not even a sound when i shift... not a cluck..
 

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Sounds like bearing noise.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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That would be gearbox bearings. If it was the clutch, it wouldn't go away when the lever is pulled in.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by FATBOB.
EVER SINCE I TOOK MY KROME WORK EXHAUST OFF ,I CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING
FROM MY PRIMARY (WHERE THE CLUCH IS ).WHEN I SHIFT AT 2700 TO 3000 RPM. I HEAR
MOSTLY IN FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR.NOT VERY LOUD BUT I CAN HEAR IT.SOME STRANGER
TOLD ME THAT HARLEYS HAD PROBLEMs WITH THE Compensator OR THE
Compensator Nut...REALLY DONT KNOW...i use amsoil 20w50 in the primary..change
my oil 300 miles ago..everything was tight....nothing on the drain plug...when i pull the
cluch it stops... please help..i may be warring for nothing....please helppppp.
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it sounds like A BIG F$%king sewing machine... while riding. when shifting
everything is smooooooth.. not even a sound when i shift... not a cluck..
Soooo... it's a sewing machine noise in 4th & 5th gear?

I also use the Amsoil in my primary, have so for 30,000 miles. I change mine ounce a year, about every 10-11,000 miles.
8-10 ounces of Lucas full synthetic oil additive eliminates the sewing machine noise.
 
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Soooo... it's a sewing machine noise in 4th & 5th gear?

I also use the Amsoil in my primary, have so for 30,000 miles. I change mine ounce a year, about every 10-11,000 miles.
8-10 ounces of Lucas full synthetic oil additive eliminates the sewing machine noise.
what is the oil additive do you use.....does the clucth feel the same...
 
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It Works!

 

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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 08fxdf43202
It Work!

just got it today...how much do you use in the motor and in the primary...

thanks again for your help and time....i still cant believe after 100 of years they

cant make a engine that make so much noise....


thanks again....
 
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@ 10 ounces in each.
 
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