Roadking Trans Whines In 4th Gear
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Looks like a warranty job for the dealer.
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My '05 SEEG does the same thing in 4th and I have Amsoil 75-140 gear oil with some synthetic Lucas in there too. No difference, did increase my mileage tho....
Dealer told me they would have to look at the numbers on the transmission. something about the cut of that gear as they were transittioning to the new '06 heilical gear.
Don't know if I believe him or not. And don't know if it is worth having them monkey with it just yet. Yes it drives me nuts, but I'll wait till just before the warranty ends to check on it further.....at least I told them and it's on record.
Dealer told me they would have to look at the numbers on the transmission. something about the cut of that gear as they were transittioning to the new '06 heilical gear.
Don't know if I believe him or not. And don't know if it is worth having them monkey with it just yet. Yes it drives me nuts, but I'll wait till just before the warranty ends to check on it further.....at least I told them and it's on record.
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I have the same sound on my 2003 Road King with 21.5K miles only in 4th gear. Running Syn3 in all 3 holes. Will most likely put something better in the tranny when I change it here real soon.
This topic was discussed here before. Seems quite a few of us had this whine in 4th gear. Seems to be more noticable on the newer bikes (ones with fewer miles). Have my '05 Glide up to 16K miles, and there is no more whine in 4th gear. Bothered the he11 out of me when I first got the bike, but not enough to take it back to get checked out. It whined for a few thousand miles, then it just seemed to go away. I've had no real problems with the trans so far.
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My 04 FLHRI wines and has since day one. I use Syn 3 in the tranny, but will be changing to a syn gear oil.
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Mine does too in 4th, 05 Roadglide. More of a rubbing or a loud whirrrr. I'm running Redline. It did it with the orignal lube that came from the factory too.
My bike (05 FLHTI) has always whined in 4th since day 1. However I recently replaced the syn3 in the tranny with Redline ShockProof Heavy. The whine is significantly reduced. I'd say it has almost dissappeared. 4th gear still has a different sound then the rest of the gears, but the high-pitched whine is gone.
The whine never really bothered me, but I guess the new oil is an improvement. Less metallic clunking while shifting too; it still clunks like the harley, but just doesn't clank.
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The whine never really bothered me, but I guess the new oil is an improvement. Less metallic clunking while shifting too; it still clunks like the harley, but just doesn't clank.
-bluelab
Add another one to the list 06 FLHTCI. Did it with the original tranny oil and does it with the Belray oil too though not as much. The 05 Road King Custom I had did not do it. Got a little over 2000 on it now. As long as it does not get any louder it will not go back to the dealer.
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I have to agree ever since I put pipes on, no more annoying noiseschrt396 said:
I did exactly the same to a '04 FLHRCI with the same results. I think all of the gears sound a little different from one another, but fourth has always whined the worst.bluelab said:My bike (05 FLHTI) has always whined in 4th since day 1. However I recently replaced the syn3 in the tranny with Redline ShockProof Heavy. The whine is significantly reduced. I'd say it has almost dissappeared. 4th gear still has a different sound then the rest of the gears, but the high-pitched whine is gone.
The whine never really bothered me, but I guess the new oil is an improvement. Less metallic clunking while shifting too; it still clunks like the harley, but just doesn't clank.
-bluelab
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