07-05-2011, 08:41 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Metallic Rattle
I have a metallic rattling sound on my 84 DS. It usually kicks in a full throttle and will stop when I back off a bit. It will rattle intermittently when not at full throttle though. (no governor or rev limiter alterations) It's pretty loud and obvious and comes from around the engine or maybe the rear end. I checked every bolt and even the muffler bracket and it still does it. Any ideas? I even changed the trans/diff fluid thinking that was it. Found some other posts with similar problems but their "fixes" weren't what is wrong with mine.
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07-05-2011, 08:43 AM | #2 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: Metallic Rattle
could be in the clutches.....put it in maintence mode and run it see if its still there.........................................
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07-05-2011, 09:16 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
My maint. mode switch doesnt seem to work. The cart operates just fine in "service", but not at all in "operate". While in neutral, I rev it up with the carb, it still rattles. If it is the clutch...is this bad or just an annoyance?
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07-05-2011, 09:40 AM | #4 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: Metallic Rattle
that all depends on whats making the noise.....if its the ramps or shoes or buttons in clutch sooner or later it will fail.......if its just a vibration than who knows...........................
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07-05-2011, 10:18 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
I just repaired a badly rattling cart and as Tom suggested it was the driven clutch buttons that had gone south. You can visually inspect those very easily but don't rely to heavily on jacking it up or maintenance mode to diagnose it. In either of those cases there is no real load on the drive components.
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07-05-2011, 12:59 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
thanks for the responses...a question from a newbie at carting...can you rebuild a clutch or do they have to be replaced all together? Don't really want to spend $300 + on a new assembly.
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07-05-2011, 02:37 PM | #7 |
The Last Moja Morani
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Re: Metallic Rattle
some can be rebuilt some can,t all depends on whats needed................................
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07-06-2011, 07:54 AM | #8 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
Are there buttons on a driven clutch? I had the same sound under the same conditions, and it WAS my driven clutch, but it was my understanding that the culprit was a washer/bushing that had worn and was rattling.
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07-06-2011, 08:40 AM | #9 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
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07-29-2011, 08:07 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Metallic Rattle
Ok, im stumped...To find this rattle, I took the drive belt off to isolate it to one of the clutches. With the belt off the rattle was still there....therefore it had to be the drive clutch because the driven wasn't turning. (so I thought). Bought a BRAND new drive clutch, installed it, and the rattle is still there...at high RPM's. I checked the exhaust and tightened it all down....still there...could this be something in the engine?
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