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Feb 26, 2010 | 08:00 AM

#11

VETERAN75

Road Warrior

Joined: Nov 2009

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From: SC

Let the warranty cover it for sure. If what your describing is the same grinding as a car when the starter teeth or flywheel teeth get bad, I'd say the starter teeth are worn and not engaging properly. If it is the compensator, pay the little extra and get the SE upgrade. I have read where others have only had to pay the difference of the compensator cost, not the labor, because it was a warranted problem.. Anyhow let us know what the problem comes out to be.

Feb 26, 2010 | 08:33 AM

#12

paguy

Road Captain

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 559

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From: Berwick, Pa.

Service Bulletin 1231. Describes similar problen as yours. Torque on all 07 touring below that required. Specs used same as 5 speed 06 models. Starter bolts backing off and causeing non or poor starter functioning. Understand this problem also exists in some early 08 models.

Feb 26, 2010 | 08:38 AM

#13

UltraKla$$ic

Ultimate HDF Member

Joined: Dec 2006

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From: Po-Dunk Looziana

Here's some feed back on the notorious SE Compensator.

http://cvogarage.com/index.php?topic=1961.0

http://harleytechtalk.org/htt/index....c,22503.0.html

I'm still not 100% convinced with this product, so I'll keep the crappy OEM that hasn't caused a lick of problems for me.

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Service Bulletin 1231. Describes similar problen as yours. Torque

on all 07 touring below that required. Specs used same as 5 speed 06 models. Starter bolts backing off and causeing non or poor starter functioning. Understand this problem also exists in some early 08 models.

This is more likely the culprit. I re-torqued my starter bolts and problem solved. Also check the battery connections.

Last edited by UltraKla$$ic; Feb 26, 2010 at 09:11 AM.

Feb 27, 2010 | 11:36 PM

#14

Bearcat1

Thread Starter

Tourer

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 496

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From: League City, TX

Update

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Originally Posted by VETERAN75

Well, brought the bike to the dealer Friday morning and was back in the garage Friday evening. Bad compensator. Replaced it with the SE version under warranty. Bike actually seems more responsive through the gears and also got rid of the marbles in a jar sound I'd often get. Best part is the bike is starting normally again. The only new thing that has come up now is at shut off. When I hit the kill switch the bike actually ends with sort of a knock. Sometimes its more pronounced than other times. I would guess that is that's because since the SE compensator is more heavy duty than the stock unit therefore you hear more of it shutting off. Can anyone comment on this?