Weird noise in clutch

[triwinggirl]

i ordered the spacers, 1 in and 3/4 in. for the top and bottom mount. they are 2 in in diameter and solid rubber. i also ordered new washers and rubber washers to go against the fiberglass. this time they will be mounted right. i am going to have to buy longer bolts though. i also ordered a new battery. i am going to spend my waiting time doing the trunk door. it needs the license plate holes drilled as well as the light. then prime and paint all can. hope to be done soon although i realize painting will have to wait till fall. primer can always be fixed. this means after mounting i dont have to take the fenders off for painting yet. just fix the clutch and ride.

 

[triwinggirl]

i got my mounting parts. all 2 in diameter, #4 1in thick rubber spacers for the bottom, #4 3/4in thick spacers for the top. i also got enough flat washers top mount the fenders with just them. since the flat washers go under the spacers and between the spacers and the fenders, i also got 10 flat rubber washer to cushion between each flat washer and the fenders both sides. you will next see these installed. it will be mounted right and tight.

i took the exhaust off to do the clutch. i have a battery on the way. then i can flush the gas tank. getting

close now. almost time to put her on her wheels. just gotta do the trunk door. time to stop playing. hey at least ill sweat of lbs outside.

 

[triwinggirl]

just a quick update

i got my battery early, so an update. im ready to take the clutch cover off. im going to pressure wash it first. it just a matter of doing the work now.

 

[triwinggirl]

well i ran into expected trouble, when i tried to take the clutch cover off. i could barely reach the top 2 bolts. laying on the ground just aint going to work. i also think i need to move something to give me better access to the area. im think the alternator. the whole thing needs to be raised. if we get a stimulus i can consider a table. im thinking of taking the fenders off and raising her up on her back side. yup put her wheels on and point the front end in the air.:Shrug: that would give me good access. if i could just figure how to raise her then hold her?

so im moving on for now. i can flush the gas tank on my own. then i will mount the fenders, then take them off, for finish prep and painting. as long as i have time.

ok its been a few minutes i looked up the alternator and starter. i think i could get the access i need without doing a real crazy thing. so i do believe ill be pulling the top cover, gas tank and alternator. thats all easy sitting work done quick. ill have that cover accessed and off soon.

ok hands who knew i would figure it out? my concern is access to the gasket surface in case it needs cleaning. wish me luck.

had an issue with the gas tank now. the pump went dry. now i got to remove the fuel pump. no biggie.

 

[Jack Klarich]

You already have plenty of patience and confidence in your abilities, I am very impressed with your attitude and work ethics:clapping:

 

[triwinggirl]

i gotta stop eating so much pain meds weed in my oatmeal. after taking out the fuel pump with the tank still in i discovered it had gas in it and would not come out that way. so upon replacing said fuel pump we took the tank out. after removing the fuel pump we emptied the tank of the flush gas i had put in. i cleaned the tank inside with a clean towel. rinsed the pump put it back together ready to use.

next we took out the alternator. wow so cool just a hole with a spline connection. the alternator is out and i have plenty room to work. i gotta skinny brush clean that up.

 

[triwinggirl]

we got the cover off today. there was nothing obvious by eye. :gah:there was looseness and movement in the clutch lifter. we took the lifter plate off anyway and removed the lifter. still no obvious damage or wear. upon examining the rod my original decision to replace it stands obvious wear on the old one. the lifter still confused us both. upon examining the lifter under a magnifier i found wear. the decision is replace the seal, bearing, lifter and the rod. that should fix the noise. :Shrug:we will blow out the oil gallizes before assembly. i have to order a couple parts so the cover is back on and the clutch is waiting again. oh yeah the gasket came off clean on the cover. although i have a new one this existing one can be sealed back in place with a little gasket maker.

now on to the fenders, first mounting, then final prep and paint. making progress. there was no way i was not going to open the clutch the noise it was making is why i parked my trike in the first place.

oh yeah no obvious damage on the clutch itself.:xzqxz:

 

[triwinggirl]

a quick update

I cleaned the gasket off the clutch cover surfaces. still waiting on clutch parts. in the process of modifying the fenders to fit under the trunk. cutting notches in it and some off the lower inside of the speaker housings. having trouble with my dremel it wont hold a charge. so i do a little here a little there. going to do 1 last test fit, then drill the holes. as long as i make progress even if its slow.

i have gotten used too being a passenger, not doing the driving. I've learned i just don't want to play will you die today anymore. the roads just are not safe anymore. i will get there and finish joy. i have to remember i can no longer walk without a walker, may no longer be strong enough to ride. still have too figure how to carry my walker. also what do i do when i can no longer walk at all, which will happen sooner than later. JOY will be finished soon.

oh yeah i still have done nothing with the trunk door. guess i should get on that?

 

[triwinggirl]

i got my clutch parts ill be putting them in tomorrow.:clapping: i finished notching my fenders they fit great now. i don't know what I'm going to do about getting new oil. i use golden specto 4, a natural synthetic blend. only available at cycle gear here. cant find a ride to get there. no one wants to go anywhere now. my normal ride is watching hockey.:gah: so yet another stupid hold up.:gah: oh yeah the neighbor friend that said he was going to paint my fenders and buy the paint pulled up stupid the other day. told me to do it myself with cans. so i guess my fenders wont be getting painted. at least i wont have to wait for paint or any more prep. just put them on the way they are. going to use the old black door for now as well. i knew there was a reason i was not worried about the new door.:Shrug:i going to ride again enough of this stranded shit. oh yea hooked up my new battery to a battery tender it doing fine. under these conditions it just assembly now.

 

[Jack Klarich]

i got my clutch parts ill be putting them in tomorrow.:clapping: i finished notching my fenders they fit great now. i don't know what I'm going to do about getting new oil. i use golden specto 4, a natural synthetic blend. only available at cycle gear here. cant find a ride to get there. no one wants to go anywhere now. my normal ride is watching hockey.:gah: so yet another stupid hold up.:gah: oh yeah the neighbor friend that said he was going to paint my fenders and buy the paint pulled up stupid the other day. told me to do it myself with cans. so i guess my fenders wont be getting painted. at least i wont have to wait for paint or any more prep. just put them on the way they are. going to use the old black door for now as well. i knew there was a reason i was not worried about the new door.:Shrug:i going to ride again enough of this stranded shit. oh yea hooked up my new battery to a battery tender it doing fine. under these conditions it just assembly now.

Check Amazon for your oil, it is almost always on sale and sometimes has free shipping

 

[triwinggirl]

i did that it will take another week to get it from amazon hence the stupid wait. hoping i can get to the store marrow, if i cant ill order it and wait some more.:gahh hell i guess so ill just wait. at least ill actually get it.

ok i did it. im getting oil i paid for on my birthday. the 25th i'll be 60

update after fitting the new parts together i believe the problem is the seal in the cover it seems to tighten things up.

 

[Jack Klarich]

i did that it will take another week to get it from amazon hence the stupid wait. hoping i can get to the store marrow, if i cant ill order it and wait some more.:gahh hell i guess so ill just wait. at least ill actually get it.

ok i did it. im getting oil i paid for on my birthday.

Happy Birthday:clapping:

 

[triwinggirl]

got the clutch installed and i believe functional. it would seem it was the case seal and the lifter and the rod. all changed now. all together. the radiator tank and exhaust next.

 

[triwinggirl]

update; i installed the radiator tank today after gluing the connector in. then i ran the hoses, put the gas tank in, connected it and hung the exhaust from the back bolt. next on the list run and connect the o2 sensors wires. bolt up the header. by then i should have my oil. then its test start.



UPDATE; the oil was supposed to be here today, the truck never left the dock. no delivery till monday. also no more help till monday.

 

[triwinggirl]

dont even have to ride my trike to play everyone's favorite game today. WILL I DIE TODAY?

todays forecast is 110 with %50+ humidity. all you got to do is go outside. almost dont have to do that its hard to breath inside. cant wait to go to the store and wear a soaked mask. talk about a disease spreader.:gah:

 

[triwinggirl]

i got my oil and put it in. the exhaust is connected. the o2 wires are connected. the gas tank is in and has gas. only thing left to start her up is the battery. hope to do that tonight or in the morning. it real hot, windy, Smokey and humid out there. hard to work even an hour at a time or less.

UPDATE; I did it installed the battery. the fuel pump primed right up, the F1 light went right off. i pushed the starter once, JOY came right to life first hit. i brought her to temp let her purr a minute she smoothed right out. time to button up all the little stuff dont see an obvious oil leak.

next day update; i checked under the engine this morning not one drop of oil on the ground. i reached under and felt the clutch cover no oil on it.

friday; got crash bars on finished loose bolts and brackets. working on top cover now.

 

[triwinggirl]

i finished the top cover and lower front cowls today. that means the goldwing part of JOYS assembly is finished. my neighbor was finishing sanding the fenders for paint. he also bondo'ed the needed spots. he was determined to get them rattle canned. the fenders are ready for paint. then another neighbor came by and said no way should these be rattle canned. he has friends who can get the needed paint. so im waiting for paint again. otherwise im just waiting on fenders. oh yeah i got my windshield polished clear again. i also finished buttoning up the battery including my new battery tender wires.

 

[triwinggirl]

to start joy is finished except rear brake bleeding all the air floated to the top of the lines. connect the sway bar. currently the fenders have my full attention. i figured out why the tail lights wont go in. as you can see in the pic there is a corner inside where the back of the tail housing meets the side of the fender. up underneath there is globs of i believe bondo big globs of smutz in the corner. i removed some of this smutz and the lights fit in better. i need to turn the fenders over to get the smutz on the top. expect to finish this job quick. going to do the brakes and sway bar Saturday. still waiting on paint. if every thing else gets done and no paint yet i will mount fenders the way they are and ride.

 

[triwinggirl]

JOY is now 100% mechanically functional, she has brakes and the sway bar is connected. i could put wheels on her and ride her. i got 1 tail light finished the other one needs some tweaking 10- 15 minutes and it will be in. I'm going to spray the fenders one gray primer color and put them on a.s.a.p. there is a catch. i know the building of these was farmed out as DFT no longer has its own shop. the person who made these did a bad job. the tail lights did not go in need lots of mod. the hole in the inside to the bike so you can connect the wires to the bike is way to big. the factory grommet just pulls though. i dont normally ride in the rain so it is a hole can be fixed at painting. but a new hole the right size will have to be drilled. i think i might even change where it comes out. to get the wires tucked in better. if i had made these i would have left some of the carpet in the trunk unglued so the tail light wires could be tucked up out of the way.

update next day; the tail lights go in, the fenders are 1 gray color. considering wet sanding them. decided to use the existing wire hole and glue. i could put them on marrow Monday. thinking about rattle canning them pink, my neighbor who can paint has marrow available?

 

[triwinggirl]

another week shot to hell. i got so much done this weekend i'm so close i should be done. but the day i am supposed to paint it's 85 deg outside to start the day. by the time we would have started painting 90 deg. so no painting today cant even glue in the tail light wires and mount. my painter not available again till friday, so another week shot to hell. plus there is fire smoke again and wind. :gah::gah::gah: no use in mounting now if we are going to paint just to much work to take them on and off and on again. no helpers available today anyway for mounting might as well wait.

 

[1dn5up]

You are one determined lady :clapping:

Kudos to ya .

 

[triwinggirl]

You are one determined lady :clapping:

Kudos to ya .

thank you sir and everyone, i originally in 2005 built this trike, i wrecked it, in 2014 and survived when i should not have. i rebuilt it during my recovery with a cast on my hand and a still today broken back. i installed the eurowing frontend with bad instructions and help from a builder, using helpers with little or no mechanical knowledge. i had to teach them how to help me, i'm still doing that. i bought and built this trike because it can always be repaired. i will never not fix her as long as i'm able.

JOY is all i have. she deserves to be repaired to the best i'm able. currently i have a friend who will do the paint, i'm not able to do. so i wait. if at some point painting is not an option i will mount them as they are until other arrangements can be made.

ever since i was little and fell my first time and got back on and rode harder i have been determined to never give up or quit. since my injuries have added limits i have learn to slow down and do as i can. but i will not stop. for those counting i parked her last year in june to fix the clutch and rear bearing. i already had the new fenders. that's 15 months now.

 

[triwinggirl]

YEEE HHAAAAA

now i'm making progress, the fenders are pink and clear coated. yes they are rattle canned but they came out great. hes says i should buff them, not sure i can do that, not one of my skills. hes going to put a ceramic coating on them monday.:clapping::clapping: now i have to do the trunk door. it will follow the 2 color motif and be the lighter pink color. should have the fenders on next week, just need 2 people helpers at same time. got plenty to do this weekend now.

 

[Jack Klarich]

now i'm making progress, the fenders are pink and clear coated. yes they are rattle canned but they came out great. hes says i should buff them, not sure i can do that, not one of my skills. hes going to put a ceramic coating on them monday.:clapping::clapping: now i have to do the trunk door. it will follow the 2 color motif and be the lighter pink color. should have the fenders on next week, just need 2 people helpers at same time. got plenty to do this weekend now.

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That looks pretty good for rattle can paint. I am getting excited:clapping: for you and your first ride

 

[trike lady]

I'm pleased to see you doing an excellent job, people can do good work with rattle cans. Your trike will look great when completed. :clapping: I needed to click the like, but got the Thanks instead its all good.

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Getting closer

Just about got her done!

Keep up the good work.

Interesting to see when you paint the door a different shade of Pink. Can't imagine it but might look great.

 

[triwinggirl]

just like this a 2 color motif, to break up the solid pink color. one of these days i just have to do the trunk and mirrors. if anyone has side covers to donate both side i broke the tabs off the ones i have. the original fenders were not mounted proper. these new ones will be would like if she was proper dressed. if i had side covers they would be light pink.

 

[Sidecarbill]

I like it, it looks like the Good and Plenty trike.

 

[triwinggirl]

finished primer and prep sanding, still a little wet. it's 90 deg already here. so paint color tomorrow.

 

[triwinggirl]

slow progress

i got one side of the door done, with what i have. nice double coat of light pink, no clear im out. this paint really does not need it, none of the plastic is cleared. the fenders needed the extra protection. i'm going to let the door dry before doing the other side. it has to be laid down so to not scare the paint i'm letting it dry over night. i'll do the other side in the morning.

more to come on the fenders later. the fenders are done ready to install. after the tail light wires get here.