96 Dyna Conv Wineing Noise In Front Of Motor

[rickytasker]

I Have A 96 Dyna Conv It Has 72000 On It The Top End Was Done A Couple Years Ago At Around 60-65,000 It Has Been Running Fine Had New Stater And Reg Repaced This Past Winter It Has Got A Wine In The Front Of The Motor It Sounds Like A Cars Trans Going Bad It Has A Lil Knock The Front Jug The Bike Still Hass Power When I Notesed The Noise On The Way Home To Any One Who Can Help Plz I Need To Get Back On The Road Thank U

[SCHMIDTYS]

Might be the cam bearings going bad . You can isolate the sounds by using a long bladed screw driver , put the handle end to your ear and probe around on the engine with the other end . Listen around the bottom of the lifter tubes and at the timer cover .

[Dave63]

Ditto. INA bearing finally went, but should have whined before a total failure.

Does it speed up and slow down with the engine RPM, or vehicle speed?

[rickytasker]

Originally Posted by Dave63

Ditto. INA bearing finally went, but should have whined before a total failure.

Does it speed up and slow down with the engine RPM, or vehicle speed?

thanks no it just wines sounds the same at high & low rpm it has a small knock and the knock stays the same unlike a car motor when u give it gas it get louder

[SCHMIDTYS]

Does the noise change with speed ? Not that it's a high pitched vibration that sounds like a whine . Maybe the front motor mount is bad and some part is vibrating against another part or something .

[rickytasker]

Originally Posted by rickytasker

thanks no it just wines sounds the same at high & low rpm it has a small knock and the knock stays the same unlike a car motor when u give it gas it get louder

the wine get louder when you reve it up and riding gets loud the knock sounds like it is at the bottom of the front jug i am thinking i should get the top and bottom rebuilt the bike has 72,000 on it the top end was done at 60,199

[socalskin]

the same thing is happening right now and mine only has 4900 miles on it and it changes when i rev it up it dont really get bad till around 75-80 im gonna have to check that shit it runs fine though anyone know how much cam bearings run? now that i thinkg about it it does have screaming eagle cams in it that i didn't put in it could that be it

[vlade]

anybody thinking oil pump?

[socalskin]

i suppose its a possibility il check that before i check the damn cams

[nagalfar]

Originally Posted by rickytasker

I Have A 96 Dyna Conv It Has 72000 On It The Top End Was Done A Couple Years Ago At Around 60-65,000 It Has Been Running Fine Had New Stater And Reg Repaced This Past Winter It Has Got A Wine In The Front Of The Motor It Sounds Like A Cars Trans Going Bad It Has A Lil Knock The Front Jug The Bike Still Hass Power When I Notesed The Noise On The Way Home To Any One Who Can Help Plz I Need To Get Back On The Road Thank U

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