Harley driveshaft problem
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Harley driveshaft problem
My 2002 Harley shakes and makes awful sounds from a dead stop until it shifts into 2nd or 3rd gear. If I keep the speed at 10 mph it will be ok and if I gently accelerate it will cruise at 35 mph. I have to very gentle with the gas pedal in order to avoid the shaking. This is not the first time its the third time in the last 7 years. In the past it was diagnosed as a faulty carrier bearing. It was replaced and all was good again. The last carrier bearing replacement was three months ago. After I got it back from the shop it did it again. Took it back and the "fixed it". I did not use the truck much since then because I was tracing a CEL EGR fault. That fault failed the emissions test but now that I fixed that I figured I could now drive my truck. Made a 7 mile trip to Home Depot today and it started doing the same thing.
If the problem is the carrier bearing why is it failing so quickly and why has my mechanic not being able to fix it. It seems like a simple thing to do.
Any ideas or suggestions.
Thank You
If the problem is the carrier bearing why is it failing so quickly and why has my mechanic not being able to fix it. It seems like a simple thing to do.
Any ideas or suggestions.
Thank You
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IMHO...I would look carefully at the entire driveshaft assembly..including is the Mechanic using oem parts? Next..time to visit a real driveline/driveshaft shop...… they will be able to really look at everything imncluding balance issues...and no this will not cost a fortune nor take hours & hours of work...… likely an afternoon at the most. BTW...they will have access/knowledge of parts that will solve the issue and be of equal or mostly better quality or be of a specific design to solve a known issue
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My 2002 Harley shakes and makes awful sounds from a dead stop until it shifts into 2nd or 3rd gear. If I keep the speed at 10 mph it will be ok and if I gently accelerate it will cruise at 35 mph. I have to very gentle with the gas pedal in order to avoid the shaking. This is not the first time its the third time in the last 7 years. In the past it was diagnosed as a faulty carrier bearing. It was replaced and all was good again. The last carrier bearing replacement was three months ago. After I got it back from the shop it did it again. Took it back and the "fixed it". I did not use the truck much since then because I was tracing a CEL EGR fault. That fault failed the emissions test but now that I fixed that I figured I could now drive my truck. Made a 7 mile trip to Home Depot today and it started doing the same thing.
If the problem is the carrier bearing why is it failing so quickly and why has my mechanic not being able to fix it. It seems like a simple thing to do.
Any ideas or suggestions.
Thank You
If the problem is the carrier bearing why is it failing so quickly and why has my mechanic not being able to fix it. It seems like a simple thing to do.
Any ideas or suggestions.
Thank You
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