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Posted by drifterbob
- August 20, 2011, 15:07:39 PMTook awhile to get the time to tear into my ride but findlly got to it last week. Tear down was much easier than exspected. I found the outboard bearing on the pinyon going bad (about 1/32 or so play). Should have the what I need to replace next week and will check in when I test it out.
Posted by VN1500
- July 03, 2011, 09:48:53 AMQuote from: Troll on June 16, 2011, 19:38:20 PMAfriend of mine is going through that right now, on a 1500 Classic.The angle drive attached to the transmission is where the bearing failures I read about are happening. Apparently the outboard support bearing is getting noisy, or perhaps they mean the output shaft bearing going to the prop shaft. Either way, it makes a "gear whine noise". Just an idle thought...
Said it started as a 'clicking' noise when moving the motorcycle by hand, in / out of the garage, that sort of thing.
Ron
Posted by chief
- June 19, 2011, 15:13:47 PMI'd invest in a Kaw service manual and Clymer's (M471-3)... together they make a pretty good manual... 
Posted by drifterbob
- June 19, 2011, 12:59:51 PMProbley be a week before I truck it back from my brothers to start on it, thanks for the ideas. Is there a place here that gives a step by step on tearing it down?
Posted by Troll
- June 16, 2011, 19:38:20 PMThe angle drive attached to the transmission is where the bearing failures I read about are happening. Apparently the outboard support bearing is getting noisy, or perhaps they mean the output shaft bearing going to the prop shaft. Either way, it makes a "gear whine noise". Just an idle thought...
Posted by chief
- June 16, 2011, 15:20:46 PMHmm. haven't heard of that problem myself... except in BMW's... If it is in the final drive box, I'd take it to the dealer for repair. Shimming is required, and I'm not interested in going through all of that, personally.
Posted by Troll
- June 15, 2011, 18:35:05 PMI read somewhere about a great number of angle drive box bearing failures on 1500s, Nomads, and Vulcans....
Posted by drifterbob
- June 15, 2011, 16:53:28 PMThanks Chief, I'll start off there.
Posted by chief
- June 15, 2011, 12:23:06 PMStart simple... make sure the final drive has the correct amount of oil, check the shaft u-joint... been known to be a problem....
Posted by drifterbob
- June 14, 2011, 13:57:48 PMHi all, geting some bad bearing sounds from the back of my bike, can't tell if it the wheel or drive. Looks like I need to tear into things back there, any info on how to or advice on where to start would be helpful. Thanks, Drifter Bob PS everything still smooth while rolling, just sounds like an axle bearing going bad on a rear drive car.