2009 primary chain noise at idle
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2009 primary chain noise at idle
On my 2009 out of warantee Street Glide, I have a noise coming from the primary case. It sounds like the chain, but I'm not sure. Whenthe bike is in gear and clutch engaged the noise is gone. Then when I put it in neutral with the clutch still engaged , noise still gone. When I let the clutch out the noise starts up again. I've always had a clunk, clack, when shifting from neutral to 1st. Any suggestions.
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Sounds like the inner primary bearing. I just did the bearing and race swap on my 09, 45,000 miles. Not a bad job with the manual and a few tools.
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I have an 09 streetglide that did the exact same thing at 18000 miles. The harley replacement is now a tough job but you will need a special puller to get the race off the shaft. There are some aftermarket bearings out there that are a one piece sealed style. I believe baker transmissions sells one. I highly recommend replacing the factory style with the one piece design. I used a factory style on mine because I was in a hurry, but I will swap it this winter for the aftermarket stlye. Hope this helps.
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PS V8, the clunk is normal. You have the auto adjuster. Heard they sometimes it gets too tight if you have a lot of run out from chain wear with a lot of miles. Also hear some stick. There is a procedure to make it advance if it's stuck from too easy driving. Think your are suppose to throttle it hard and then let off quickly. This abrupt pull/push snaps the chain and lets adjust advance. Some people like me never drive that way. The B version of the auto tensioner has a big center section of teeth cut away so it does not stick.
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Sorry no pictures. Inner primary bearing race wasn't real bad, was starting to show some wear. The bearing on the other hand was junk, 4 or 5 rollers badly pitted. I had hoped to last until winter. Changing primary fluid rushed my tear down. Most time spent cleaning metal filings out of clutch and stator.