Squeak
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From: Williamsburg, NM
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Road Warrior
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NO, after a lifetime of pulling on wrenches and come a longs, I wouldn't exactly say that I've got skinny arms. I'll probably pull the body off.
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Road Warrior
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I wonder if the rod ends that I could get from a bearing supplier would be any better quality than the ones that H-D put on the bike as original equipment.
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From: Williamsburg, NM
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From: Williamsburg, NM
LOL 
Whatever you do don't use WD-40 or you'll be pulling the body off again in 6 months. I know screwball was just joking but just a word of caution re lubricants.
Whatever you do don't use WD-40 or you'll be pulling the body off again in 6 months. I know screwball was just joking but just a word of caution re lubricants.
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There was a service bulletin about this. Bulletin # M-1339 applies to all 2009 -2013 Trikes built before Feb. 02, 1013
They will replace the rotors and pads. It happened on my EARLY 2013. The dealer replaced the rotors with part # 83425-09B and the pads with part # 83911-09B
Not a single squeak since then. No charge. (Really should have been a recall, but the MOCO is hoping that people won't complain). I can scan the service bulletin for you, but I don't know how to get a scanned image to post here. You can send me an email at
tsw555@verizon.net if you want a copy. Remember you have to inform the dealer about the squeak and this service bulletin. Good Luck!!
They will replace the rotors and pads. It happened on my EARLY 2013. The dealer replaced the rotors with part # 83425-09B and the pads with part # 83911-09B
Not a single squeak since then. No charge. (Really should have been a recall, but the MOCO is hoping that people won't complain). I can scan the service bulletin for you, but I don't know how to get a scanned image to post here. You can send me an email at
tsw555@verizon.net if you want a copy. Remember you have to inform the dealer about the squeak and this service bulletin. Good Luck!!
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A lot of time you can find something a little better quality than what HD installs, HD sources a lot of parts from the cheapest supplier, not always the best quality.