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| | | ElwoodCMC046 | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/07/2017 | | Posts | : | 11 | | Location | : | Canada |
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| | Posted : 02 Aug 2017 - 22:37 Post title : Re: Wheel noise (rear). (Re: ElwoodCMC046) | | | Yep, it was the drive belt out of alignment...
| Elwood
CMC o46
Kitchener-Waterloo
Canada
2010 Thunderbird SE
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| | | SAK1600 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/03/2015 | | Posts | : | 93 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2017 - 15:04 Post title : Re: Wheel noise (rear). (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
I'm now headed for the 88,000 mile mark and the belt is still original and,believe it or not,it's been pretty QUIET.BUT!! What I've been doing,atleast once a month,or if I hear even the slightest inkling of a chirp,and have mentioned it in the past,is rub alittle candle wax [I stole it from the wife's collection,but don't tell her, SHHHHHHHHHHHH! ] LIGHTLY across the teeth of the belt starting right by the front of the chain [belt] guard,[I can cover about 8 inches at a time] moving the bike ahead a few feet,then rub alittle more wax, etc.,until I have done most of the belt.It takes about three minutes to do.Everyone was LAUGHING at me when I first mentioned it,but ya know what??? It's working.The wax acts kinda like a lubricant and allows the belt to move side to side when under different loads.In fact,I just gave it another treatment this morning right after washing it.[got caught in the rain last night, ] And the best part is,it doesn't make any mess! |
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Ya didnt tell me that part Dave!! and im tellin your wife this week! But I will say this, 7 yrs. into this bike and im still spending $$ and time on this rear wheel noise bullshit!!!! So no this is never going to end, Triumph will never admit to any flaw of any kind!! I have 2 other Triumphs sitting in my garage, 1 being a 2004 Daytona 955 and everyone!!!,everyone!!! who owns or owned 1 has had a charging system meltdown cause of crappy, to small a gauge wiring from stator to R/R. Now Triumph claimed it was in the 02 models only and they corrected the problem in later year models! BULLSHIT!!! There should have been a class action lawsuit cause The Daytona was not the only model with this issue at the time. Yes I know this is the Thunderbird 1600 forum but thats what your dealing with and I guarantee there is no plan to fix the issue cause the blinders are on!
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2017 - 15:49 Post title : Re: Wheel noise (rear). (Re: SAK1600) | | | Regarding the small gauge stator wiring,there is a shop,not far from where I live [about 9 miles] that does rewiring and or sells replacement stators for motorcycles "AND" for a reasonable price.I'll discuss that when I see ya this week.
Regarding the wax trick,[MY BAD]I forgot to mention it.So kick me in the balls when ya see me.  BTW!!! Are the crayon marks I put on the belt,still there Bob????? Dave!!!
PS!! Motorcycles are not the only things on my mind cause I also service other vehicles and equipment with problems!!! All I can do is TRY!!! 
| | Post edited by davetac1 on 13 Aug 2017 - 16:51 |
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| | | Hornet | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 1,294 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2017 - 21:16 Post title : Re: Wheel noise (rear). (Re: davetac1) | | | For all the engine noise / clacking the Commander does I have never had one belt issues. I've had the rear wheel off three times and never any issues.
I don't have any alignment tools, just eye ball it and count the threads on the adjusters. The belt runs just off the inside rear pulley.
Now the 2010 Standard Bird I had was a different story, but a bit of industrial belt dressing on occasion did the trick for me.
Life can be strange like that sometimes.
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| | | SAK1600 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/03/2015 | | Posts | : | 93 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Aug 2017 - 00:01 Post title : Re: Wheel noise (rear). (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
Regarding the small gauge stator wiring,there is a shop,not far from where I live [about 9 miles] that does rewiring and or sells replacement stators for motorcycles "AND" for a reasonable price.I'll discuss that when I see ya this week.
Regarding the wax trick,[MY BAD]I forgot to mention it.So kick me in the balls when ya see me. BTW!!! Are the crayon marks I put on the belt,still there Bob????? Dave!!!
PS!! Motorcycles are not the only things on my mind cause I also service other vehicles and equipment with problems!!! All I can do is TRY!!! |
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Are you talking about Ricks Motorsport Electric in Plaistow Dave? I have one of his statist in the bike now,2ND one as a matter of fact. I took care of that wiring issue a while ago.
Yeah the crayon marks are still on there, the belt is right where it was and has stayed there. I had heard about the wax trick before so I'm guessing it was from you a while back. A kick in the balls is a little extreme Dave, kick in the ass maybe
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