05 heritage softail classic- compensator nut fixed but now runs like c**p
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05 heritage softail classic- compensator nut fixed but now runs like c**p
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A guys I’m looking for solution or just and answer really.
My bike had bin making and metal to metal vibration noise coming from the primary case.. so I checked it out and behold I could spin nut and compensator by hand... took it out cleaned treads. And re tourqe to 75ft/pounds with a 45 degree turn...... and red lock tight..... Now! I start the bike I have no bottom end even in nutral! Bike runs like it’s running on one cylinder or it’s like choked up and won’t have any throttle response . Bike would run perfect before I had tightened bolt. Could I have done something to the crank bearings? Or something... some one please help! Thanks a bunch. Also I could not find anything on forum that had the same problem so that’s why I’m asking for the help. Thanks guys
A guys I’m looking for solution or just and answer really.
My bike had bin making and metal to metal vibration noise coming from the primary case.. so I checked it out and behold I could spin nut and compensator by hand... took it out cleaned treads. And re tourqe to 75ft/pounds with a 45 degree turn...... and red lock tight..... Now! I start the bike I have no bottom end even in nutral! Bike runs like it’s running on one cylinder or it’s like choked up and won’t have any throttle response . Bike would run perfect before I had tightened bolt. Could I have done something to the crank bearings? Or something... some one please help! Thanks a bunch. Also I could not find anything on forum that had the same problem so that’s why I’m asking for the help. Thanks guys
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Not sure what is causing the bike to run bad. Do you know which ECM you are using? Is it stock? Did you disconnect the battery during the work?
Also if you did not pull the clutch and comp off, you should go back in and look at the splines on the alternator rotor. They may be damaged.
Also if you did not pull the clutch and comp off, you should go back in and look at the splines on the alternator rotor. They may be damaged.
i check the splines and they look ok. For a bike with 9,000 miles it looked good actually. FYI 9,000 miles is a lot here in Hawaii haha!
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Usually when compensator is loose on the older 10 spline cranks, the alternator rotor spline goes. It can actually get off center enough to drag magnets.
Also depending on how long it had been loose, the face wears (only thing driving it after spline goes is compensator spring and it still slips and spins)
That side wear lets sprocket move over and misaligns sprocket front to back.
Then it clicks at low full circle turn speed in a hard turn let's chain nip sprocket since most it can be off is 1/32".
Also, I have read how you torqued it. My experience is to use a torque wrench that is within torque spec. If you watch, 75 and then that 45 is mostly the compensator winding up. On your 05, I am not truely sure what you put on it. When I tried that, it was way low.
Also, need to make sure all that old loctite is out of that internal nut.
Just some thoughts. Your fix reminds me of my first one. What I am discribeing is my second fix to get it right.
Also depending on how long it had been loose, the face wears (only thing driving it after spline goes is compensator spring and it still slips and spins)
That side wear lets sprocket move over and misaligns sprocket front to back.
Then it clicks at low full circle turn speed in a hard turn let's chain nip sprocket since most it can be off is 1/32".
Also, I have read how you torqued it. My experience is to use a torque wrench that is within torque spec. If you watch, 75 and then that 45 is mostly the compensator winding up. On your 05, I am not truely sure what you put on it. When I tried that, it was way low.
Also, need to make sure all that old loctite is out of that internal nut.
Just some thoughts. Your fix reminds me of my first one. What I am discribeing is my second fix to get it right.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; 02-19-2019 at 12:47 PM.
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