But the boss is kind of mean. And pretty particular.
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You can't be any more picky and mean than the boss I have now!
Yesterday I put a clutch pack back together for a guy so he can ride the bike while I'm waiting for parts! Main problem was his friction plates were at the low service limit and compression springs were all below service limits. When I took it apart one of the comp springs bolts was loose. But weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and I don't need it in my garage just sitting there.
Zipster- How do you make out with this? Did replacing the prop shaft joint solve your problem? Also, was this the same noise you were chasing when you swapped out the final drive unit?
I'll vote for a tire problem. Did it start when the new tire went on? I had a rear tire on my GL1500 start making a squishing noise. It was in time with the wheel turning. Sent it back and put on a replacement. It wasn't obvious but I think there was some separation occurring.
Terry
Don't own a Vanagon
Don't work at Boeing
Life is good
tlbranth wrote:I'll vote for a tire problem. Did it start when the new tire went on? I had a rear tire on my GL1500 start making a squishing noise. It was in time with the wheel turning. Sent it back and put on a replacement. It wasn't obvious but I think there was some separation occurring.
In your case, was the noise present even at the beginning of a ride when everything's still cold?
tlbranth wrote:I'll vote for a tire problem. Did it start when the new tire went on? I had a rear tire on my GL1500 start making a squishing noise. It was in time with the wheel turning. Sent it back and put on a replacement. It wasn't obvious but I think there was some separation occurring.
In your case, was the noise present even at the beginning of a ride when everything's still cold?
Not sure. I heard it one day at low speed and ditched the tire.
Terry
Don't own a Vanagon
Don't work at Boeing
Life is good
We won't count the time I was adjusting valves on my SOHC CB750. Had a slight tick on an exhaust valve. I was trying to isolate which cylinder - and got too close to one of the headers. Burned the snot out of the tip of my nose. Walked around for a week with a lovely scab out there for everyone to see and question.
- Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to ride in the rain.
We won't count the time I was adjusting valves on my SOHC CB750. Had a slight tick on an exhaust valve. I was trying to isolate which cylinder - and got too close to one of the headers. Burned the snot out of the tip of my nose. Walked around for a week with a lovely scab out there for everyone to see and question.
now that's hard to top
1978 custom GL1000
1977 custom with 1200 engine
1985 gl1200
"Impossible Is Just a Level of Difficulty!..." If I'd wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better! (Johann Cruyff) I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous!
thanks John. That is my 4 post auto lift that I put the bikes on sideways with the HF chock bolted down. When not in use I raise it all the way up and I can walk under it without bumping my head. The deck is also useful for bolting down my HF tire changing machine. And if I need to I can put wheels on the entire lift and move it around or even out of the garage.
My 78 has a bearing sound, like a dry bicycle bearing spinning. Mine is related to engine rpm not shaft or wheel rpm. If I pull in the clutch and shut off the engine it goes away. It went 2,200 miles last week so it must not be serious, it seems louder in the mountains probably due to hotter and thinner oil. I call it a shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sound.
78 GL 1000, 70 CB750 sandcast, 70 CB836 hot rod, 1124cc 750 dragbike resto project.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
