2007 Tranny problem!
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RE: 2007 Tranny problem!
Sam you are not alone with this problem. What you describe sounds the same as my '07. It seems the MoCo would give the dealers some kind of information about what is going on. It would be good to know someone was working on the problem. They might be waiting hoping it will go away. One thing for sure. if something doesn't happen soon this bike is going away from me!
Road Warrior
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From: Houston Texas
RE: 2007 Tranny problem!
I have a 07 street glide and have 350 miles and this thing is real noisey if you try to ride it like
it has a 5 speed...
Face it, the engine is Lugging.. Too high gear for the primary chain to stay taught untill it gets in the power band.
If I use 6th under 60mph, I have to be in the throttle, Coasting in 5th or 6th or for that matter any gear, it will lug if you
not in that gears power band..
Just will take some getting used to...
If it had a better primary chain tensioner, my theory solved.
But is there is some clearence issues in the trans, that's another problem.
Just glad it's under warrantee......lol
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it has a 5 speed...
Face it, the engine is Lugging.. Too high gear for the primary chain to stay taught untill it gets in the power band.
If I use 6th under 60mph, I have to be in the throttle, Coasting in 5th or 6th or for that matter any gear, it will lug if you
not in that gears power band..
Just will take some getting used to...
If it had a better primary chain tensioner, my theory solved.
But is there is some clearence issues in the trans, that's another problem.
Just glad it's under warrantee......lol
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Intermediate
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RE: 2007 Tranny problem!
I think the rattle is the new style of compensater thhat they put in these bikes. They always tell you to not lug the engine. i thought that is why you buy a long strock engine so you can lug them. I lug my old John Deere and it's great.
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My 07 SG has no noise issues as of yet,nor excessive heat problems.Bike runs strong,no burps or decel issues.As of now its in stock form other than cosmetic add ons.No stage one,factory ecm settings.Dealer told me trans has red-something fluid.Forget what he called it.He told me that they have seen no trans complaints w/his prepped models as of yet.I have known this man for awhile and has never not upheld his end.Loose hardware,improper clearnces,bad assy line batch,assy line worker error,Monday builds,Friday afternnon builds,Im not sure.For me,so far so good.Hope this hold true w/others.
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I may be wrong,but have yet to hear anything other than touring models having very noisey tranny gripes.Seems to be a YORK assemly line problem.Spoke to several dealers and all give you the shrugged shoulders,we havent had one come back yet bull.
1st Gear
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I've got an 07 Electraglide and my 5th gear has been noisy since day one. I took it to my local dealer and complained about the noise and was told that it was 'normal'. I picked the bike up and rode it 210 miles home and was worried every time I was in 5th gear that it might blow. I would describe the sound as two gears in the tranny banging against each other.. like maybe they weren't shimmed right or the shift forks were out of adjustment. At 900 miles I changed the tranny fluid to Bel-Ray before going on a trip.. no change in the noise. After coming back from the trip I changed it again to HD Formula + Tranny and Primary Oil.. still no change.
I have noticed a few things now that I have around 3200 miles on the bike. 1. The noise is not that noticable until the tranny oil gets hot (around 15+ miles or 20 minutes) 2. If you keep the RPM's above 2400 and are accelerating the noise is not real bad. Putting Screamin Eagle II pipes on at 900 miles helped to mask the noise while accelerating.
Actually it seems like a Heat/viscosity issue for me.. based on the noise not really present until the bike is hot... that along with my front exhaust pipe different turning shades of dark yellow and blue all the way back to the muffler (was bad BEFORE the new SE Tips) along with the surging effect the bike has...like it is starving for fuel.
Lot's of issues for my local dealer to sort through
I have noticed a few things now that I have around 3200 miles on the bike. 1. The noise is not that noticable until the tranny oil gets hot (around 15+ miles or 20 minutes) 2. If you keep the RPM's above 2400 and are accelerating the noise is not real bad. Putting Screamin Eagle II pipes on at 900 miles helped to mask the noise while accelerating.
Actually it seems like a Heat/viscosity issue for me.. based on the noise not really present until the bike is hot... that along with my front exhaust pipe different turning shades of dark yellow and blue all the way back to the muffler (was bad BEFORE the new SE Tips) along with the surging effect the bike has...like it is starving for fuel.
Lot's of issues for my local dealer to sort through
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RE: 2007 Tranny problem!
ORIGINAL: jimbo44
I've got an 07 Electraglide and my 5th gear has been noisy since day one. I took it to my local dealer and complained about the noise and was told that it was 'normal'. I picked the bike up and rode it 210 miles home and was worried every time I was in 5th gear that it might blow. I would describe the sound as two gears in the tranny banging against each other.. like maybe they weren't shimmed right or the shift forks were out of adjustment. At 900 miles I changed the tranny fluid to Bel-Ray before going on a trip.. no change in the noise. After coming back from the trip I changed it again to HD Formula + Tranny and Primary Oil.. still no change.
I have noticed a few things now that I have around 3200 miles on the bike. 1. The noise is not that noticable until the tranny oil gets hot (around 15+ miles or 20 minutes) 2. If you keep the RPM's above 2400 and are accelerating the noise is not real bad. Putting Screamin Eagle II pipes on at 900 miles helped to mask the noise while accelerating.
Actually it seems like a Heat/viscosity issue for me.. based on the noise not really present until the bike is hot... that along with my front exhaust pipe different turning shades of dark yellow and blue all the way back to the muffler (was bad BEFORE the new SE Tips) along with the surging effect the bike has...like it is starving for fuel.
Lot's of issues for my local dealer to sort through
I've got an 07 Electraglide and my 5th gear has been noisy since day one. I took it to my local dealer and complained about the noise and was told that it was 'normal'. I picked the bike up and rode it 210 miles home and was worried every time I was in 5th gear that it might blow. I would describe the sound as two gears in the tranny banging against each other.. like maybe they weren't shimmed right or the shift forks were out of adjustment. At 900 miles I changed the tranny fluid to Bel-Ray before going on a trip.. no change in the noise. After coming back from the trip I changed it again to HD Formula + Tranny and Primary Oil.. still no change.
I have noticed a few things now that I have around 3200 miles on the bike. 1. The noise is not that noticable until the tranny oil gets hot (around 15+ miles or 20 minutes) 2. If you keep the RPM's above 2400 and are accelerating the noise is not real bad. Putting Screamin Eagle II pipes on at 900 miles helped to mask the noise while accelerating.
Actually it seems like a Heat/viscosity issue for me.. based on the noise not really present until the bike is hot... that along with my front exhaust pipe different turning shades of dark yellow and blue all the way back to the muffler (was bad BEFORE the new SE Tips) along with the surging effect the bike has...like it is starving for fuel.
Lot's of issues for my local dealer to sort through
I know I dont.
My 5th gear has either quieted down a little or i have gotten more used to it, but i cant get rid of that "clink" sound i get rattling around when i hit around 2800 rpm is either 4th, 5th or 6th gear. still afraid to ride the bike past 80mph, as that "clinking" sound gets worse if i try to go faster (happens more often, and makes me feel like i am hurting something). still unsure if it is the tranny or engine though...