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Post by lain on Sept 17, 2015 18:59:22 GMT -5
So one of my scooters has been whining lately. I thought it was either an intake or exhaust leak. The intake was fine. The exhaust was not, the flange on the muffler was crooked. So I replaced the muffler and there was no change. It still whines just as much as it did before, the new muffler is completely sealing though and it not leaking.
The noise happens all the time pretty much, goes away on acceleration but you can sort of hear it while maintaining speed and then when you decelerate it sort of sounds like a loud whistling whine, like a siren from a police car sort of. I checked for oil seal leaks and there do not seem to be any, nothing is visually wrong anywhere. Not really sure what to make of it but it doesn't seem to effect performance at all, but the noise is very annoying.
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Post by lain on Sept 19, 2015 8:00:31 GMT -5
I figured it out. Although the cluth was new it was the cause of the noise! Seems it came with a bad bearing. I switched out the clutch with an old used clutch and the whining went away altogether. I figured it was the clutch because I took it out for a ride yesterday and I noticed after I turned off the engine and let myself roll down the hill in my backyard to my shed I heard the noise again. Since the engine was off that means it had to be coming from somewhere between the clutch and the rear wheel.
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Post by crawford on Sept 19, 2015 13:45:06 GMT -5
Could it be the belt? I think that would have been my first choice
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Post by spandi on Sept 19, 2015 17:35:43 GMT -5
No. His scooter is just spoiled and wants to get attention!
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Post by lain on Sept 19, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5
Ugh the noise came back, not nearly as loud, but it's back. Maybe the final gears got damaged or something. It's not the belt, tried changing it with a spare, same thing. Maybe spandi is right. I mean I ride this scoot like a couple times a month, I ride my other scooter multiple times per day, so it's probably jealous.
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