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Old 09-03-2019, 05:35 AM   #7
Fiddlebog
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Originally Posted by MrBen View Post
Just got home from riding the Harley up to sleeping bear dunes. The mechanism does clunk and jerk a little when it's trying to operate. I don't know if it's sticking. Or if it's the motor. I should try and find someone to operate it while I inspect from the back. I wonder if it will work if one of the transmission is bad. Will one good side do all the work I do have the 101 book and the Bentley manual as well just looking for ideas before I start tearing everything apart
If only one transmission is bad, that side will not move yet the other will not. This will twist the top/clamshell and possibly(likely) cause damage.
It sounds to me like your motor is going out, but it's hard to tell without more information about the motion of the shell. Video?
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