2010 transmission problems
2010 transmission problems
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From: Lafayette, IN
I had a bearing fail over Memorial Day weekend. I was 200 miles from home in Louisville KY. I noticed it was whining loudly when downshifting. It would get really loud in first gear with the clutch in. Dealer said they have seen one the week before. I thought he said it was behind the clutch.. I don't remember exactly which bearing it was.. My dealer came that night at 11 pm and got my bike and brought me one to borrow for the rest of the 3 day weekend! Pretty awesome!
2010 Street Glide. Had 31,400 at time of fail.
2010 Street Glide. Had 31,400 at time of fail.
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That's a pretty choice dealer you have there!!
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There has been a trans problem all you have to do is search for in on the forums. There was even a Service Bulletin M-1284 that changes the belt tension. This is a cut from it.
All Other Touring Models 3/8-7/16 9.5-11.1 3/8-9/16 9.5-14.3
From what I can tell from reading and from experiance alot of people have had the issue when running SYN-3. If you pull the trans clutch acttivator cover on the right side of the trans and see gray sludge or metal fileings then you will know you have a main drive gear bearing problem. Some of the ones not having problems are running 75w-140, 85w-140 synthetic gear oil any brand but the MOCO oil.
Table 1. Drive Belt Deflection Specifications Change: 2009 and Later Touring Models
MODELS PREVIOUS (Typical) NEW
in mm in mm
FLHX, FLTRX 1/4-5/16 6.4-7.9 1/4-7/16 6.4-11.1
MODELS PREVIOUS (Typical) NEW
in mm in mm
FLHX, FLTRX 1/4-5/16 6.4-7.9 1/4-7/16 6.4-11.1
All Other Touring Models 3/8-7/16 9.5-11.1 3/8-9/16 9.5-14.3
From what I can tell from reading and from experiance alot of people have had the issue when running SYN-3. If you pull the trans clutch acttivator cover on the right side of the trans and see gray sludge or metal fileings then you will know you have a main drive gear bearing problem. Some of the ones not having problems are running 75w-140, 85w-140 synthetic gear oil any brand but the MOCO oil.
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I had a bearing fail over Memorial Day weekend. I was 200 miles from home in Louisville KY. I noticed it was whining loudly when downshifting. It would get really loud in first gear with the clutch in. Dealer said they have seen one the week before. I thought he said it was behind the clutch.. I don't remember exactly which bearing it was.. My dealer came that night at 11 pm and got my bike and brought me one to borrow for the rest of the 3 day weekend! Pretty awesome!
2010 Street Glide. Had 31,400 at time of fail.
2010 Street Glide. Had 31,400 at time of fail.
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