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Feb 3, 2011 | 09:55 AM

#21

rare100thHD

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From: Alabama

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69cj

Since my bike is an ex-police bike with 38,000 miles and no clatter would it be safe to assume that the upgrade was done? If not is there an easy way to tell?

The police models I have rode were actually worse than the others. You may have the upgrade or you at lease must have the Isolated Drive Sprocket on the rear wheel.
The IDS eliminated all the clatter you could hear by softening up the back pulley.

Feb 3, 2011 | 09:56 AM

#22

Yukon42

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From: Vegas Baby!!

Hmmmm.....had about 30k on my 08 RG when I heard an awful racket coming from the primary area. Went away after a few minutes and haven't heard it since. Perhaps it was just slack in the chain just prior to tensioner take up. Sure got my attention though!

Feb 3, 2011 | 09:58 AM

#23

CobraEd

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From: Fairfax VA

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Originally Posted by rare100thHD

ED, I would have your Dyna at least checked and retorqued, the Dyna shouldn't be that noticeable. But you would be safer in the long run to go ahead and do the SE Comp. 40274-08 on page 496 in the 2011 Assy catalog. 09's as far as I know did not have the SE comp. your son may just have a real good one and like he said your dyna may have worked a little loose. The tech that told me about them flipping around said this. Remove the outer part of the Engine Comp and clean everything real well, if it doesn't look beat up then torque it back down and use a little loctite. He said torque it to 185 foot pounds minimum. You don't even have to remove the primary chain to do this just the outer cover and big bolt. Just gotta have a big torque wrench and a primary locking tool. Hope this helps and maybe you can get the dealer to do it for not to much! I don't think a extended warranty would help but you could try. Never know??

Good info, Thanks. I will follow your advice and inspect, re-torque the unit !

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Feb 3, 2011 | 10:00 AM

#24

rare100thHD

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From: Alabama

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yukon42

No telling??? Sure you didn't just lug it down to far without paying attention?

Feb 3, 2011 | 10:30 AM

#25

FastHoss

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From: Green Country,Oklahoma

A lot of these troubles are due to lugging of the motor with the new six speeds.

Feb 3, 2011 | 11:48 AM

#26

sargek

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From: San Antonio, Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by gman

glad to hear about your experience. Kinda reminds me of the problem I had years ago. Kept getting a whine from the back of the bike. got rid of the ex-wife, and the sound went away?

Which is precisely the reason I keep "forgetting" to buy the headsets the wife keeps asking me to buy...

Feb 3, 2011 | 02:15 PM

#27

SoCalRoadGlide

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From: Virginia

Fortunately, when I pulled the primary cover off at 34K, the comp bolt was fine. Unfortunately, I was pulling the primary off because the main gear bearing was shot.

What're ya gonna do?