Geoff's 3AJ rebuilds....

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Re: Geoff's 3AJ rebuilds....

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Odd? seems to go away with a blip of the throttle? :scratch:

What do you think it is Geoff?

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I think I'd be pulling covers and make sure nothing is loose. Sounds like something is rocking back and forth and blipping throttle causes it to stabilize momentarily. I had a loose flywheel on a two stroke Rz350 that got quiet at higher rpm, rattled badly at idle. Nut had backed off and was flywheel was chewing up the half moon key. I had to use valve grinding compound on the shaft and flywheel to smooth out the roughness, cleaned up and torqued new nut and key. Quiet as can be now.
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Same sound when you pull in the clutch Geoff?

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Yes its the same with the clutch in Mez, first thing I'll check will be the primary gear nut.
The noise came on last Sunday, went out for a ride & I noticed it when I pulled in the garage for fuel. Definitely sounds like something come loose
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Just to clarify, are we talking about the noise that has the same frequency as the exhaust note at tickover?

If it is that noise I think I'd have a look at the airbox/airbox lid.

Or is there another sound I'm missing :scratch:

Bike looks BEAUT Geoff :congrats:

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Best heard at around 1:10 ish :ears:

Well that’s what im listening to? is that what your hearing Geoff?

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You can hear it through the whole video, but it does sound worse as Mezo says at around 1:10 when the tick over slows down, sounds like a jackhammer Rick. I've already checked the flywheel Steve, I thought it was that too
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It's been a long time since I listened to an air cooled & couldn't remember how much mechanical noise you NORMALY hear. Think I was listening to the inducion.

Try to isolate where the noise is coming from with a stethoscope or listen through the end of a long screwdriver Geoff, gives you a better idea of what to strip.

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Wonderful bike Geoff... love that orange and white look
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Been listening with a screwdriver Rick, hard to pin down though, can feel it through the screwdriver too
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