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Old Oct 18, 2016 | 07:20 PM
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I just had the 70/30 mod done, new pulley etc, theres a small swoosh swoosh swoosh when im in low gears going slow? as soon as I pull clutch in SOUND GONE? sounds like coming from primary side, I talked TO MECHANIC, HE SAISD HARLEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH BEARINGS IN THE PRIMARY, CERTAIN YEARS, BUT NOT MINE? AND IT NEVER DID BEFORE THIS MOD, ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY,**** HAS 2K ILES, AND TODAY MY BUDDY RIDING BEHIND ME SAID HE HEARD IT SQUEAL SQUEAL SQUEAL, IT GOES LIKE THAT, NOT A LONG STEADY SQUEAL, RATHER BROKEN INTO STEPS, NOISE BREAK NOISE BREAK NOISE, BREAK IS HALF SECOND ATMOST, VERY ANNOYING, PLEASE FEED ME AMMO, I KNOW ITS SOMETHING HE DID OR DAMAGED IN THERE DOING JOB, COULD BELT BE TO LOOSE DO THAT/ BELT SLIDES WHEN NOT MOVING SIDE TO SIDE, JUST A BIT, BUT IT SLIDES, HE SAID BECAUSE OF THE CHROME ETC, I BOUGHT THAT, ALTHO BELT DOES NOT SEEM TIGHT, AND IT DID SEEM TIGHTER WHEN I FIRST PICKED IT UP> OK THATS ALL I HAVE, ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED
 
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Old Oct 19, 2016 | 12:38 PM
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This may help giving you a rough estimate on proper belt tension

 
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Old Oct 20, 2016 | 08:49 PM
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, i even adjusted the clutch, seems the hotter engine gets the more pronounced, when i pull clutch in , noise gone, in gear off gas when you hear it, when i apply gas it seems to go away, i hope this makes sense to anyone, throwout bearing? If it is, which i dont know how such low milage, and motor babied, just broke in recentlly, do they make heavy duty ones? With a clutch perhaps etc?still squeaking
 
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Old Oct 20, 2016 | 10:20 PM
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Does it sound like the noise I uploaded here?

If so it is the inner primary bearing.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2016 | 07:34 PM
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no its a HIGH pitch squeal, on and off, starts very low, as it heats up louder, bike has LOW miles, this happened when I got my bike back from doing the 70/30 mod.so in doing that,something isn't adjusted or got damaged etc..
 
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Old Oct 23, 2016 | 12:16 AM
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Take it back to your mechanic and tell him to ride it and take care of it
 
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Old Oct 23, 2016 | 05:49 AM
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Maybe the primary chain is to tight. Please keep us informed.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2016 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 103 sedona orange
maybe the primary chain is to tight. Please keep us informed.
when i pull the clutch in does the primary chain dis-engage? As the sound goes away, i wanna have the best heads up i can, as it didnt do this before the mod, on phone hes like maybe the 32 is to large?lol from a 30 to a 32, really, come on now
 
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check to make sure there's oil in the primary.
 
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