NEED HELP ASAP, PORFAVOR!

[1olbull]

I have seen 3 or 4 rockets that the caliper did not get fitted back into the hole correctly[/QUOTE]

Just throwing ideas out here you did tighten the rear nut to the correct torque setting? hope all turns out okay and you make it to SoCal and if you see my wife please tell her I am starving.

Thanks for the response.
81 foot pounds! Yesirree!

 

[1olbull]

Good luck my friend, sorry i'm no help

Gracias, Amigo!
Appreciate the good will.

 

[Blackthou]

Sounds like a clearance issue to me i.e. as you tightening things up and get to the point of too little clearance you get problems. I had a similar issue many years ago on a different bike and it was down to a very slight difference in the bearing width. I changed the thickness of a spacer to accommodate and all was well.

Good luck

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I would be checking the rubber parts in the "cush drive" in the center of the wheel.

 

[Boog]

That is a lot of work for a phantom sound. Good luck brother and hope you get it figured out ASAP.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I have seen 3 or 4 rockets that the caliper did not get fitted back into the hole correctly

Thanks for the response.
81 foot pounds! Yesirree![/QUOTE]

The shop manual for my 2006 says 110 NM for the axle nut. Has that changed for the Roadster ?

 

[Triple Trouble]

110 NM is 81.13183319568634 ft/lbs

 

[1olbull]

110 NM is 81.13183319568634 ft/lbs

Thanks DUK!!!

 

[joey fletcher]

Well............Did you find the noise????

 

[1olbull]

FIXED BY MIRACLE!!!
Kong is repaired and ready for a ride to SoCal this Friday!
Took all apart, cleaned, lubed, replaced final drive oil.
Nothing found amiss.
Reassembled carefully and clunk was back at 30 ft lbs on way to 81.
Took all apart again and as a last resort removed & replaced new the three bearings I installed just a year ago.
Closely inspected the removed bearings and they looked and felt same as the new bearings! No roughness at all and solid under side pressure.
WTF???

BTW - The two sets that puked were the OEMs (less than three years) & the second set, also from Triumph (less than a year).
I purchased the new ones from a large bonified bearing company (McGuire Bearing Company). I requested the BEST they had.
NOTE - The OEMs were: $28.24 (#3), $43.95 (#7) & $32.74 (#18) = $104.93
These new bearings were: $52.28 for all three!
See part numbers below: