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Did my fall service on my 04 Wing then ran it through the gears, engine running , while up on the center stand.
Immediatly noticed a hard vibration and clunking from the drive train and it seems to be worst at the rear drive unit. All gears, smooths out slightly in higher gears.
Haven't had any problems or oil leakage and have checked the fluid level and everything looks OK.
Anyone else had this ?
Could it be the angle of the driveshaft while on the center stand?
5 days left on Warranty so I want to be sure.
Follow-up
Had a semi retired former Honda Shop Foreman, friend of a friend stop by and give a listen to the Wing. Cost was a couple of beers and some good stories.
His take, driveline clearances and lash, not the quietest one he's heard and not the worst. Says Honda won't fix, if it's fine on the road then it's OK by Honda. On the other hand if it was his Wing he would take it apart at some point and check the driveshaft etc.
We spoke of other shaft drive bikes and how they usually have less suspension arc or a longer drive shaft compared to the Wing and that is why in my experience there was little or no driveline noise in those bikes.
He also had no problem with my running the bike through the gears while on the center stand at a reasonable rpm. It would be interesting to raise the final drive to a "normal" position and then run the rear wheel. May have to come up a way to do that.
Putting on the rear brake to act as a load changed the sound somewhat but the snap, my major concern, was still there.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Your experiences may vary.
Immediatly noticed a hard vibration and clunking from the drive train and it seems to be worst at the rear drive unit. All gears, smooths out slightly in higher gears.
Haven't had any problems or oil leakage and have checked the fluid level and everything looks OK.
Anyone else had this ?
Could it be the angle of the driveshaft while on the center stand?
5 days left on Warranty so I want to be sure.
Follow-up
Had a semi retired former Honda Shop Foreman, friend of a friend stop by and give a listen to the Wing. Cost was a couple of beers and some good stories.
His take, driveline clearances and lash, not the quietest one he's heard and not the worst. Says Honda won't fix, if it's fine on the road then it's OK by Honda. On the other hand if it was his Wing he would take it apart at some point and check the driveshaft etc.
We spoke of other shaft drive bikes and how they usually have less suspension arc or a longer drive shaft compared to the Wing and that is why in my experience there was little or no driveline noise in those bikes.
He also had no problem with my running the bike through the gears while on the center stand at a reasonable rpm. It would be interesting to raise the final drive to a "normal" position and then run the rear wheel. May have to come up a way to do that.
Putting on the rear brake to act as a load changed the sound somewhat but the snap, my major concern, was still there.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Your experiences may vary.