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my 900 is making clutch noises? - 2/27/2008 7:37:03 PM

wardie

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I just changed oil & filter plus all coolant. Started bike warmed up took choke off and drove it 3 miles to a friends house where we were loading up the bikes for Daytona. It was probably 31 degrees and just starting to have a very light snow. The temp gauge barely got off the left side cold mark but it was warmed up enough to idle okay. While the bike was idling in neutral I heard a noise that I suspect came from the clutch area. A rattling sound. When the trans in neutral and I pull the clutch in noise disappears. After loading the bike I restarted it and there was no noise? My friend said maybe it was just cold. Any ideas? The bike has 23,000 miles on it. Call me nervous thinking about Daytona.

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RE: my 900 is making clutch noises? - 2/28/2008 4:13:55 AM

dr_crayon

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If you pull the clutch in and it goes away its likely to be just normal wear and tear on the clutch basket and plates..

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RE: my 900 is making clutch noises? - 2/28/2008 4:22:19 AM

slimmyslim1420

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I had a similar noise and a lot of people on here told me it was the cam chain tensioner. I am actually planning to change mine this Saturday. It usually won't happen after the bike is fully warm, and when I would pull in clutch or put in nuetral it would stop. Also if that is the problem you should get the manual one, not the automatic oem one.

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RE: my 900 is making clutch noises? - 3/1/2008 6:50:51 AM

stynkmonkey

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From: Leander Tx. USA
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Speaking of cam chain tensioners does anyone know of a place to find some decent installation instructions for the 900rr's. I got the APE one and the instructions are pretty vague. I really don't want to mess up on the adjustments and end up ruining my cams and or chain.

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