SG vibration
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SG vibration
havent found a thread with my specific problem so im going to ask.
the plastic fascia piece that has the hole for the antenna on my 12 SG is vibrating at around 2500 rpm and ive tightened every nut that i can find and even slipped some weather stripping between it and the fender and still cant make it stop. finally i used a ziptie thru the antenna hole and tightened it up to the saddlebag bracket so the top is being pulled in towards the engine. i dont think this will be a good long term fix.
anyone have any ideas or dealt with this vibration?
the plastic fascia piece that has the hole for the antenna on my 12 SG is vibrating at around 2500 rpm and ive tightened every nut that i can find and even slipped some weather stripping between it and the fender and still cant make it stop. finally i used a ziptie thru the antenna hole and tightened it up to the saddlebag bracket so the top is being pulled in towards the engine. i dont think this will be a good long term fix.
anyone have any ideas or dealt with this vibration?
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yes i saw that one (been trying to kill this vibration and reading the forums for weeks) but what he described isnt what is causing my issue.
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I hear a ticking or what may be a vibration noise in the rear of my '12 SG also. I can't pinpont exactly where it's coming from. Everything seems to be tight back there EXCEPT when I went to clean off the dust from the brake light on the bottom of the fender I noticed it had a little movement in it. Is that common or could that be the culprit?
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I hear a ticking or what may be a vibration noise in the rear of my '12 SG also. I can't pinpont exactly where it's coming from. Everything seems to be tight back there EXCEPT when I went to clean off the dust from the brake light on the bottom of the fender I noticed it had a little movement in it. Is that common or could that be the culprit?
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Try removing the fascia and run a bead of silicone around the entire surface where it mates to the fender. Put it back on and only partially tighten the mounting nuts. Let it sit for a few hours, then finish tightening the nuts. This will create a gasket of sorts.
Or................... just turn up your stereo so you can't hear it.
Or................... just turn up your stereo so you can't hear it.
Last edited by shooter5074; Aug 17, 2012 at 09:31 AM.
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lol i bought the hogtunes and i can still hear it, ill try the silicon but i ran some weather stripping around it and it didnt fix it so im not holding out hope. i dont know why isolating the fascia from the fender wont stop the vibration but pressure on it will.
attaching a pic of the ziptie fix
attaching a pic of the ziptie fix
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lol i bought the hogtunes and i can still hear it, ill try the silicon but i ran some weather stripping around it and it didnt fix it so im not holding out hope. i dont know why isolating the fascia from the fender wont stop the vibration but pressure on it will.
attaching a pic of the ziptie fix
attaching a pic of the ziptie fix
That's not nearly redneck enough.... try some duct tape
