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Location: Winston - Salem Greensboro area North Carolina
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Originally Posted by SeniorChief56
everyone says the tcking is normal......I'm calling bravo-Sierra. I used to be able to cruise dwn the road and lean way back and not hear the ticking, now I hear it no matter what I do. The noise comes from the front cylinder only. I am going to take her in for the 5000 mile service and hopefully the dealer does not say it's normal, if he does.I am going to another dealer(s). What really causes this ticking noise that everyone says is normal?
Do you hear the ticking only while cruising or do you also hear it at idle?
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2007 Ultra Classic, 103ci, SE heads, TW-7H, 53 lb injectors, 57mm T/B, Nitrous...170 + HP / 190 + TQ
everyone says the tcking is normal......I'm calling bravo-Sierra. I used to be able to cruise dwn the road and lean way back and not hear the ticking, now I hear it no matter what I do. The noise comes from the front cylinder only. I am going to take her in for the 5000 mile service and hopefully the dealer does not say it's normal, if he does.I am going to another dealer(s). What really causes this ticking noise that everyone says is normal?
Crappy lifters , usually. They won't maintain zero lash in the valve train and sound like solid lifters, which really suck in any engine not made out of a slab of cast iron. A heavier oil will quiet them, but if you've been listening to them for a while the damage is already done. These things are very close tolerance inside and it only takes a very small amount of wear to destroy the leak down properties of the unit. Increase the leakdown rate and noisey operation follows. Due to these close tolerances needed to function, quality control is extremely important, but sometimes lacking.
Ron
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Location: Winston - Salem Greensboro area North Carolina
Posts: 57
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Originally Posted by SeniorChief56
cruising only,especially at 50 in 5th and 60 in 6th gear
My 07 Ultra had a noise that I would swear that it had piston slap. What it actually ended up being was the transmission gears making the noise from the lash of the gears. Every time that the cylinders would fire at low cruising RPMs, it would load the trans gears then unload causing a clicking sound that sounded like a lifter tap or piston slap.
I replaced the trans. fluid with Redline 80/90 and it took care of the noise. You might give that a try.
This happened when it was new, The Redline was put in at 1,000 miles. It now has around 43,000 miles.
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2007 Ultra Classic, 103ci, SE heads, TW-7H, 53 lb injectors, 57mm T/B, Nitrous...170 + HP / 190 + TQ
My 09 dyna is also ticking from what seems to be the front cylinder area. It's like putting a pebble in an empty pop can and shaking it. For the last two days it was at idle only and it would come and go. Today it is doing it at city speeds.
Also on another note the engine is creating extreme heat. I got off the bike 30 minutes ago and my right thigh is still hot. this started yesterday.
I am due for my 16000 km ( 10000 miles?) oil change and primary fluid change. Why is this happening?
I have an 09 RK with the same problem, ticking, tapping, clacking noise. some days worse than others, or maybe I tune it out better on certain days. I've taken it back to the dealer twice, they act like I'm crazy. I had new bars installed recently by a local Indy, now I have noise coming from the right side. I run Redline in the tranny, Mobil 1 syn in the other holes. The bike runs fine but the noise(s) are just friggin annoying.
"If its not broken I'll fix it until it is"
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my noise/ticking is from the engine.........and I hate reading that the dealer says it's normal. I think it's a flaw with the engine that they are just trying to sweep under the rug
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my noise/ticking is from the engine.........and I hate reading that the dealer says it's normal. I think it's a flaw with the engine that they are just trying to sweep under the rug
I went thru the same issue.
At about 26000 miles(stock 88)started to hear the ticking which turned into a rattle on accelleration and decel at high rpm's.
The local SW took the bike for a ride,when he returned I got the "it's normal" BS.
Took the bike to another dealer and they agreed something was wrong.They replaced the lifters under the ESP.
BTW.Dont waste your money on any "oil stabilizers".
Because the moco pays an engineering department a pretty healthy annual salary to figure out what works best, givin the materials used and tolerances givin, amongst other variables on their motors .
Swapping lubes (more than once) is probably not the best idea, period, unless someone has tested and discovered any issues with interactions of additives-chemicals used in the lubes.
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