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Post by printings on Jun 8, 2008 18:31:56 GMT
Hi everyone - new member here.
I could use the benefit of your experience to solve an annoying
vibration noise somewhere around the screen of my '96 900 diversion. I replaced the rubber grommits with new yamaha ones and used metal bolts to fasten it all back together again instead of the plastic easy snap yamaha items. However, I now have an annoying rattle/vibration squeak which stops if I grab the screen whilst in motion. I have put strips of draught excluder between the screen/cowling/fairing but to no avail! Any suggestions please - the noise is driving me crackers!!! Thanks in anticipation.
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Post by cam7777 on Jun 8, 2008 18:56:42 GMT
You could always do as I do, wear earplugs, rattle gone!
HTH
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Post by amorti on Jun 8, 2008 19:58:36 GMT
I got some washer jet pipe, split it, put it on the edge of the screen, at the corners where it rattles, and clamped that down, hey presto vibes gone.
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Post by General Gman on Jun 8, 2008 21:47:50 GMT
take it off and remount it with some silicone sealant - should dampen the vibes.
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Post by CD on Jun 8, 2008 22:47:48 GMT
The metal bolts need plastic washers. I think the std bolts are intended to snap if the screen gets thumped. But they are horribly weak and wimpy and expensive. My "screen" rattled but it turned out to the the instrument surround rubbing on the cluster face. It had worn quite a groove in the perpex instrument window.  But it was only discovered and solved when I straightened the fairing subframe. I sometimes get a buzz from the top corners of the screen fixed with a little piece of sticky-back draught excluder foam. But use too much / too thick foam and the screen wont sit properly and bulges between the screws. |
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Post by printings on Jun 9, 2008 17:26:44 GMT
Ok - thanks for all your advice. I'll give each one a try one at once. Thanks again.
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Post by El Fuego on Jun 10, 2008 7:45:41 GMT
I find the instrument surround buzzes a little at about 2500 revs, and the screen (I have a superflip) "squeeks" at upper-legal (  ) speeds. I think it's coming from the screen edges rubbing on the fairing lips, so some cushioning should remove it. |
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Post by teejayexc on Jun 10, 2008 9:05:28 GMT
I find the instrument surround buzzes a little at about 2500 revs, and the screen (I have a superflip) "squeeks" at upper-legal ( ) speeds. I think it's coming from the screen edges rubbing on the fairing lips, so some cushioning should remove it. Cushions, lips, rubbing and squeaking?  ?? You sure you're riding a bike ElF? ;D Trev |
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Post by El Fuego on Jun 10, 2008 12:43:15 GMT
He said bike! Fnarr! ;D
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Post by printings on Jun 12, 2008 21:32:40 GMT
Tonight i took the fairing and everything off. straightened the subframe ( i got off the bike thinking the sidestand was down! ) put some draught excluder at the corners of the screen, and put some fibre washers under the metal bolts holding the screen on. Now - NO RATTLE! But i have no idea which remedy worked! Do i care? No - rattle gone! Thanks for all your suggestions.
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Post by CD on Jun 16, 2008 10:08:20 GMT
Quite probably all of them. Well done. Hope the fall-over wasn't too costly.
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But it was only discovered and solved when I straightened the fairing subframe.
) speeds. I think it's coming from the screen edges rubbing on the fairing lips, so some cushioning should remove it.
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