Hi All
I have a 2003 st1300 that has a slight rattle from the engine while moving off or while accelerating under load. I assumed this may be the Balance shafts, as the bike has 60000 miles. I tried to follow the instruction posted on the forums here, but after loosening the pinch bolts the shaft does not move either clockwise or anti-clockwise even when considerable turning force is applied. I thought the adjuster itself was seized onto the shaft, but I removed the upper bolt on the adjuster and it rotates freely on the shaft.......both upper and lower adjusters are like this. I have read elsewhere on the site, there should be 90 degrees or so of adjustment.....mine won,t move at all. I tried adjustment with engine cold and warm, stopped and running.....is it possible for these shafts to seize ? Any help or remedy would be much appreciated, thanks in advance.
John
I have a 2003 st1300 that has a slight rattle from the engine while moving off or while accelerating under load. I assumed this may be the Balance shafts, as the bike has 60000 miles. I tried to follow the instruction posted on the forums here, but after loosening the pinch bolts the shaft does not move either clockwise or anti-clockwise even when considerable turning force is applied. I thought the adjuster itself was seized onto the shaft, but I removed the upper bolt on the adjuster and it rotates freely on the shaft.......both upper and lower adjusters are like this. I have read elsewhere on the site, there should be 90 degrees or so of adjustment.....mine won,t move at all. I tried adjustment with engine cold and warm, stopped and running.....is it possible for these shafts to seize ? Any help or remedy would be much appreciated, thanks in advance.
John