2010 Dyna Wide Glide, 44000 miles. Starting to get an intermittent engine rattle from right side of bike, hard to tell top or bottom end as it's only ever there for a few seconds, but sounds like cam chest area. Maybe cam chain / lifters? Managed to grab a soundbite, anyone finding this noise familiar?

Thx

 

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Hard to definitely diagnose a noise in person with a stethoscope much less an internet sound bite

it’s all just guessing & opinions until you pull the cam cover and visually inspect

A safe bet that “something “ is amiss.

I would not wait until “intermittent “ becomes “constant”

That might be an expensive gamble

Jmo

 

Sounds like a vibration from a loose clamp or bracket? Seems to go away as the engine heats up? (based on the short sound bit)

 

Not a good sound clip and as 8-8 says, very difficult to diagnose and could be a loose clamp or bracket as Yankee Dog says. However, "intermittent rattle from right side" would have me opening up the cam chest ASAP for a look see.

 

Thanks for all the responses, all outside stuff are tight and not rattling.

I have most of the tools needed for proper inspection except for one - is there any way to pull the Cam Support Plate without the little locking tool between the sprockets?

 

Yes, put the trans in first and lock down the rear brake. Those two fasteners are torqued to 25# and 35# and should not be hard to break loose; you can do the same when re-assembling.