Some advice from a newbie
Thread Starter
|
Advanced
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 65
Likes: 1
From: St Neots, UK
Some advice from a newbie
Measure twice cut once - well not quite.
A few notes on why you should always check the obvious first.
Only had my 90 Ultraglide a couple of months, a few issues ironed out - a few small things were still outstanding, including a persistent quite load ticking when pulling hard, which seemed to be coming from the front head. Asked advice and got a few suggestions, all seeming to be about failing tappets or excess wear in the rocker arms etc. I had the bike into a dealer to remove some knacker screws from the derby cover and got them to do a quick once over at the same time. Same conclusion, tappets or bad wear in the rocker arms.
So - what do you do, I prepared myself to strip and replace the tappets and check the clearances etc - one last ride before i start. Walking the bike out of the garage I noticed a tick, similar to the engine noise? but with the engine not running?
A quick look around, hey presto! I loose cable under the fuel tank - couldn't believe it, a loose cable was knocking against the fuel tank in time with the engine stroke! A small foam pad to stop the cable moving and the ticking has gone!
So the moral, check check and recheck and when you think you have checked enough, check again..
A few notes on why you should always check the obvious first.
Only had my 90 Ultraglide a couple of months, a few issues ironed out - a few small things were still outstanding, including a persistent quite load ticking when pulling hard, which seemed to be coming from the front head. Asked advice and got a few suggestions, all seeming to be about failing tappets or excess wear in the rocker arms etc. I had the bike into a dealer to remove some knacker screws from the derby cover and got them to do a quick once over at the same time. Same conclusion, tappets or bad wear in the rocker arms.
So - what do you do, I prepared myself to strip and replace the tappets and check the clearances etc - one last ride before i start. Walking the bike out of the garage I noticed a tick, similar to the engine noise? but with the engine not running?
A quick look around, hey presto! I loose cable under the fuel tank - couldn't believe it, a loose cable was knocking against the fuel tank in time with the engine stroke! A small foam pad to stop the cable moving and the ticking has gone!
So the moral, check check and recheck and when you think you have checked enough, check again..
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
kansaskid72
Dyna Glide Models
66
Jun 13, 2021 01:37 PM
