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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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I hear something like a belt squeak when my bike is idling.Any thoughts what this might be? I have 12000 mi. on my 04 Ultra.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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First thing that I would look at is the pipes and pipe hangers, very common areas to cause squeeks.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Spray some soapy water or WD40 on the rear muffler hangers. If it stops you found the source. You can replace the rubber bushings or sometimes just loosening and retightening will stop it.
 
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