rear end howling

[liefe]

I just bought a 2007 U.S. Midnight venture and my mechanic has detected a rear end howling which he thinks is a warranty issue. Does anyone know about any rear end issues with the 07 venture?? Any help greatly appreciated

[gunboat]

these bikes have a natural "whine " in them. 'cause of the way the gears are cut. some of folks have a loder whine than others. if your mech thinks there is a problem let them change it out. your still under warrenty.

reguards

don c.

[jfoster]

The hub may be dry...if the pins inside the hub become dry they will grown n howl. I think there's a maintenance thread in here on it.

[BigBoyinMS]

It's possible, but not really likely, that you have a rear drive gear issue. It's more likely that you need to do a rear lube of the pins.

Here's a link to more info on that.... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13263

 

Edit: Forgot to mention... use Honda Moly 60 lube! Part-no 08734-0001 from any Honda or Acura car dealer... or pay twice as much at the cycle dealer.

Edited October 22, 2010 by BigBoyinMS

[RedRider]

It is rare, but there can be an issue with the bearings in the rear drive. A simple check of the gear lash should confirm or deny any difficulties with that.

 

My rear drive went out at about 75,000 miles. Most rear drives last the life of the bike. Don't want to be an alarmist since there have only been a couple of rear end failures reported on here (other than the pond monster).

 

RR

[Squidley]

It's not common, but there have been some RSV's that had bad rearends. It's under warranty and have them replace it. There are very distinct sounds on these bikes that if your not familiar with them, they can be misleading. As mentioned by others, if the rear hub hasn't been properly maintained it could be as simple as dry splines. There is lots of info on the site about taking care of that issue.

[Eck]

You could try this simple (10 minute) "adjustment" to see if the howling sound quits..

 

Pictures are included on how to do it in this link...

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1705

[frankd]

When my 83 was brand new and only had about 5,000 miles on it, Barbara and I left for a vacation trip. We rode down to Nashville (we live near Chicago), down to the space center in Alabama (probably not able to tour here anymore because of 9/11) and then to New Orleans. After New Orleans, we decided to head down to Houston to Gilley's----When we got there the bike developed a loud clunk every time you started from a complete stop. I took it to a nearby Yamaha dealer (don't remember the name) and he removed the rear wheel and then the hub off of the wheel. He rotated the hub just like the bulletin above mentions and found the best fit for the pins. There was already plenty of grease on the pins, so he just put it back together. The clunk was gone and never has come back. I know the bulletin is for Gen 2 bikes, but this is an issue that goes a lot further back.

 

 

Frank

[massey130]

I the pins are dry, there may be wear there that could lead to other problems down the road. let them change the rear end and start with a new one.

 

2 birds - one fix.

[ediddy]

I would get to the dealer and let them deal with it. I have an 05 and when I got 28,000 miles on it I was on the fifth read end. The second factory rep yamaha sent to look at my bike said "man, you're wearing out a rear end every 5,000 miles." I was at bike week in Daytona back then and I stopped at the yamaha demo and I mentioned to one of the yamaha guys about my problem with the read ends. He said we have a factory rep here if you want to talke with him. I said sure. I can't remember the reps name but he was well know by yamaha owners in the south. He said that yamaha had gotten some bad rear diffs from the company that manufactured them. I don't think it has been a problem in the last few years but I wouldn't touch the rear end and let the dealer and yamaha deal with it.