front end clunk HD bulletin M-1215
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Cruiser
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From: danbury ct
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
To discribe my clunk. It sounds like a loose car front end control arm. I am sure that helped. not
On mine to reproduce the noise, roll the bike by hand a few ft fwd, nail the front brake hard this will compress the front end forks alot. and you can hear the clunk.
The front end will have to "reset" or relax and move back and reseat for it to clunk a second time.
From what I can figure the front end has a couple bearings that a "drop away" preload is set on. this is not where the noise comes from.
It is comming from below the upper tripple tree, and above the adjusting nut. it is the adjusting nut-washer to upper tripple tree clearance that has too much clearance, too big a gap.
My wonderfull dealer did the "first line fix" tighten the $hit out of the top nut.
this didn't fix it. I am told it often does.
The next step before the buletin came out in some shops was to grind down the washer for a tighter fit.
this did fix it I am told.
But the new fix replacing the washer is the real fix.
my dealer would not do it, they just said tightening was good enough. NOT
I am thinking of purchacing the washer kit my self and installing it myself.
Anyone know how to get a price on Harley part # 45727-07 ?
On mine to reproduce the noise, roll the bike by hand a few ft fwd, nail the front brake hard this will compress the front end forks alot. and you can hear the clunk.
The front end will have to "reset" or relax and move back and reseat for it to clunk a second time.
From what I can figure the front end has a couple bearings that a "drop away" preload is set on. this is not where the noise comes from.
It is comming from below the upper tripple tree, and above the adjusting nut. it is the adjusting nut-washer to upper tripple tree clearance that has too much clearance, too big a gap.
My wonderfull dealer did the "first line fix" tighten the $hit out of the top nut.
this didn't fix it. I am told it often does.
The next step before the buletin came out in some shops was to grind down the washer for a tighter fit.
this did fix it I am told.
But the new fix replacing the washer is the real fix.
my dealer would not do it, they just said tightening was good enough. NOT
I am thinking of purchacing the washer kit my self and installing it myself.
Anyone know how to get a price on Harley part # 45727-07 ?
Road Master
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From: Western MA
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
Will try to get a price today at the dealership......going to try to get ahold of one as i rebuild my Bob front end with the WG trees...perfect time to do it. I had the clunk before I took it apart. They tightened the snot out of the front end and gouged up the tree's in the process. This is the very reason why my bike was touched by service once and never again.
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From: danbury ct
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
Thanks
ORIGINAL: Muddyape
Will try to get a price today at the dealership......going to try to get ahold of one as i rebuild my Bob front end with the WG trees...perfect time to do it. I had the clunk before I took it apart. They tightened the snot out of the front end and gouged up the tree's in the process. This is the very reason why my bike was touched by service once and never again.
Will try to get a price today at the dealership......going to try to get ahold of one as i rebuild my Bob front end with the WG trees...perfect time to do it. I had the clunk before I took it apart. They tightened the snot out of the front end and gouged up the tree's in the process. This is the very reason why my bike was touched by service once and never again.
Road Master
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From: Western MA
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
Just ordered part from dealer #45727-08? Only part number he had with description "steering stem washer" was only $1.70 (no -07 # as listed above). Will get copy of bulletin/procedure tomorrow and post details.
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Cruiser
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From: danbury ct
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
thanks. just a wild guess 08 is the year?
ORIGINAL: Muddyape
Just ordered part from dealer #45727-08? Only part number he had with description "steering stem washer" was only $1.70 (no -07 # as listed above). Will get copy of bulletin/procedure tomorrow and post details.
Just ordered part from dealer #45727-08? Only part number he had with description "steering stem washer" was only $1.70 (no -07 # as listed above). Will get copy of bulletin/procedure tomorrow and post details.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
Thanks for posting this. Just a question to clarify....
Is this the washer that goes between the Fork Stem Nut and the upper fork bracket?
If the question is yes it should be easy to do myself. Just undo the Fork stem cap, take off the Fork stem nut, replace the washer, put the stem nut back on and torque to spec, then put on the fork stem cap and roll!
Is this the washer that goes between the Fork Stem Nut and the upper fork bracket?
If the question is yes it should be easy to do myself. Just undo the Fork stem cap, take off the Fork stem nut, replace the washer, put the stem nut back on and torque to spec, then put on the fork stem cap and roll!
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 154
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From: Dunlow,West VA.
RE: front end clunk HD recall M-1215
Could you post a pic of where it goes top or bottem,and whats the torque,my FXDL 07 HAS THIS. THANK YOU.
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