Bottom end Failure
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Road Warrior
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Bottom end Failure
After 4000 miles on the road from Sturgis, with my wife on the back I started hearing a loud rattle from the primary area and rapidly getting worse two hundred miles from home. I called my local dealer and we discussed it and he was thinking compensator sprocket all the way and could limp it on in.
I was about 60 miles from home when the engine quit and got towed the rest of the way. That's the only bright side being only 60 miles from home.
The dealer tore into it the next day and discovered my flywheel was toast due to rod bearing failure and the primary was pristine.
Long story shorter the warranty inspector wanted to get into the cam chest and discovered the Woods cams and voided my warranty.
That being said, I new going in when I did the build that it could effect my extended warranty. But bottom end issues? I'm now considering my options.
My bikes a 2012 FLHX. Any body else have bottom end issues?
I was about 60 miles from home when the engine quit and got towed the rest of the way. That's the only bright side being only 60 miles from home.
The dealer tore into it the next day and discovered my flywheel was toast due to rod bearing failure and the primary was pristine.
Long story shorter the warranty inspector wanted to get into the cam chest and discovered the Woods cams and voided my warranty.
That being said, I new going in when I did the build that it could effect my extended warranty. But bottom end issues? I'm now considering my options.
My bikes a 2012 FLHX. Any body else have bottom end issues?
Cruiser
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From: Cedar Rapids, IA
What was there logic for the cams causing the rod bearing failure.
Sounds like a BS excuse not try to get out of warranty. Keep fighting it and have them provide the proof that the cams were the cause of the issue.
Sounds like a BS excuse not try to get out of warranty. Keep fighting it and have them provide the proof that the cams were the cause of the issue.
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this is the extended "warranty"- like ESP ? ( which is a "service plan" contract with a private company, not a warranty from the manufacturer- not a warranty in a legal sense)
if so, the cams or just about any performance work could violate the terms of the contract you bought- only by examining your contract will you know if you have a leg to stand on.- ( likely you have a tuner on there which can change critical operating conditions which affect fuel mixture, spark timing, rev limits and idle speeds)
sorry to hear this, it could be expensive incl the cost of the useless ESP
ESP is a contract with a company to fix your bike if it breaks, this is contingent on a number of factors such as the owner is responsible for keeping the machine maintained and not modifiying the machine with "off road" or "closed course competition" performance parts. which many of us do.
ESP is awesome for a rider who rides the heck out of a stock bike...10 or 15 thousand miles a year- for a normal rider I usually suggest not buying ESP but saving that $1000 ( or whatever)
mike
if so, the cams or just about any performance work could violate the terms of the contract you bought- only by examining your contract will you know if you have a leg to stand on.- ( likely you have a tuner on there which can change critical operating conditions which affect fuel mixture, spark timing, rev limits and idle speeds)
sorry to hear this, it could be expensive incl the cost of the useless ESP
ESP is a contract with a company to fix your bike if it breaks, this is contingent on a number of factors such as the owner is responsible for keeping the machine maintained and not modifiying the machine with "off road" or "closed course competition" performance parts. which many of us do.
ESP is awesome for a rider who rides the heck out of a stock bike...10 or 15 thousand miles a year- for a normal rider I usually suggest not buying ESP but saving that $1000 ( or whatever)
mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Aug 23, 2015 at 01:57 PM.
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Road Warrior
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The dealer actually hid my heads and pistons and tried to create an illusion of a stock engine. The guy was pretty savvy...insisted on seeing the cams looking for a reason not to pay. Typical insurance company.
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If I were on the other side from you- I'd be concerned about being presented a "stock engine" which had been modified.
Mike
Mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Aug 23, 2015 at 01:08 PM.
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Road Warrior
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That's pretty much it- Heads, cams, forged pistons, 2 to 1 pipes, apes. It doesn't look too stock. That's why I'm not too pissed, just disappointed. I new that going into the build. I don't have the time to do the bottom end so I might have them do it and send the rest back to me and I'll redo the top end.
Road Warrior
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From: Oregon
Send the bottom end to Darkhorse. I had them do mine and I am very impressed with how smooth it is. 107 with 120/123 tor.
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