this is my first time and I'm a little nervous, so here goes. My 2000 road king fuel injected, screaming eagle slip ons and K&N air cleaner, has developed a low grade knock or rattle. It is only noticeable at idle, which after warming up is borderline low. The noise comes from the front part of the engine, but I can't seem to pinpoint it. I had the cam chain tensioners replaced 9 months ago and have 28,000 miles on it. Can you offer any help to a first timer?
WHAT YEAR WAS THE BUILD DATE on the frame neck....... ON and BEFORE DEC> 15< 1999 was the FIRST 1/2 of year that had BAD STYLE BEARING installed....
NOW saying you had the shoes replaced and saying NOTHING about build date and IF THE BALL STYLE BEARING WAS REPLACED???????
THIS is very important as it COULD BE THE CAM BALL BEARING.....
I find people who are UN AWARE of this problem in the early 2000 bike....
MECHANICs and ALL just don't seem to remember the BIG PROBLEM IN THE FIRST 1/2 YEAR ending AFTER dec.15 1999 build date when the HD co replaced the problem with a better ROLLER STYLE BEARING....
IF THE BUILD DATE IS of the first 1/2 year and bearing HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED i would BET it is the start of the bearing going bad...
I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND MAYBE A FREE FIX FROM HARLEY...
so jump thru a few HOOPS here..
OLD AND NEW PEOPLE here on this site have the same OLD QUESTIONS and maybe I"LL find one with the BEARING PROBLEM...
THE described NOCK or RATTLE is the sound when the bearing IS ABOUT TO GO....
if it goes , the cam will have no support and engine may BLOW-UP.. lots of damage...
even if the shoes were replaced it doesn't do any good if the OLD STYLE BALL bearing wasn't replaced.....
I'LL WAIT FOR A RESPONSE on the date.... FIRST
signed....BUBBIE