Found the Dang Rattle
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Found the Dang Rattle
Been chasing a rattle in the rear section of the White Bike for months while stopped and low speeds. Tail light quit working on the way to work and pulled the cover to check it, found glass bulb had slid out of the brass base slightly and resting on the metal of the tail light base causing a sound that traveled and couldn't pinpoint it, could only laugh about the simple things that drive you nuts. New 1157 and should be good for another 16 years
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Been chasing a rattle in the rear section of the White Bike for months while stopped and low speeds. Tail light quit working on the way to work and pulled the cover to check it, found glass bulb had slid out of the brass base slightly and resting on the metal of the tail light base causing a sound that traveled and couldn't pinpoint it, could only laugh about the simple things that drive you nuts. New 1157 and should be good for another 16 years
I also have a worn out drive pulley that squeaks and you'd swear the squeak was coming from the fairing.
Glad you got it fixed. Nothing worse that chasing ghosts.
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That's funny. I thought my compensator was coming apart. There was a horrible sound coming from the primary in that area. Sounded like a bunch of rocks inside there. Ends up being the rear cylinder exhaust shield on the left side rubbing on the passenger floor board mount. One new clamp and a slight adjustment on the shield and the compensator is fixed.
I also have a worn out drive pulley that squeaks and you'd swear the squeak was coming from the fairing.
Glad you got it fixed. Nothing worse that chasing ghosts.
I also have a worn out drive pulley that squeaks and you'd swear the squeak was coming from the fairing.
Glad you got it fixed. Nothing worse that chasing ghosts.
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At 13 years old and well past 100,000 miles on the Road Glide, I've found squeaks and rattles everywhere over the years ( and eliminated every one eventually.) The exhaust shields, the rubber hangers for the mufflers, the saddlebag lid rubbers, fairing brackets, glove box doors.... even the motor mounts.
And now you give me another one to look out for! Good catch!
And now you give me another one to look out for! Good catch!
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It was easy once the bulb failed but I was at the point of the cause of the rattle was going to have to fall off, I'm a shop foreman at a large truck dealership and help techs find problems when they are stumped and this simple repair was testing my profession but you just gotta laugh when stuff like this is found when your looking for loose mufflers, fender, turn signal bar, brackets and GunslingerTom knows what I'm talking about
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It was easy once the bulb failed but I was at the point of the cause of the rattle was going to have to fall off, I'm a shop foreman at a large truck dealership and help techs find problems when they are stumped and this simple repair was testing my profession but you just gotta laugh when stuff like this is found when your looking for loose mufflers, fender, turn signal bar, brackets and GunslingerTom knows what I'm talking about
Sorry to go off the subject, I'm just to trying to express how much of a pain it is to live with those kind of noises.
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My bike's favorite game is called "guess what this noise is". We've been playing that game for almost 20 years now.
Sometimes, I swear that bike is haunted. Noises come from the darndest places and seem to appear and disappear at random and travel far from their source.
I think I need an exorcist, not a mechanic.
Sometimes, I swear that bike is haunted. Noises come from the darndest places and seem to appear and disappear at random and travel far from their source.
I think I need an exorcist, not a mechanic.
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I had the same exact thing happen on my 95 Heritage Softail. The belt drive pulley squeak came right up from my windshield.
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