| Author | Message | ||
     Rkc00 |
Well my second fan in now dead. 06 XB12X 24500 miles First fan replaced under warranty I do not remember the mileage on the first one. Do you really have to remove the rear shock totally out of the bike to get the fan out? Any shortcuts? Thanks for any help in advance. Mike Long Island, NY 06 XB12X Red/Black | ||
| Bosh |
Taking the shock out is the only way. It doesn't take that long really. The hard part is wiggling that fan out of there after you get the shock off. It's a really tight fit. Just takes patience and the will power not to force anything. I guess the tip would be to make sure you jack up the rear of the bike so the wheel drops down when the shock is off. Kind of obvious, but thought I'd throw that in there. | ||
| Jlnance |
Yes, you have to take out the shock, but it isn't that difficult. It is a pain to work the fan out of that hole. The service manual has instructions for how it is supposed to be turned to get it out. My one tip would be to cut the plug off the old fan instead of trying to disconnect it. There isn't a lot of room to work in there, and trying to get the plug unlatched appeared difficult. | ||
| Lousirider |
....glad someone opened this conversation up. I have an 06 2xxx miles. I may be replacing mine soon. Makes a "bearings loose" noise when the fan is in high gear. | ||
| Jepann |
my fan stopped working at 20 thousand after sounding like a cat in heat when it was working for about 3 thousand. We benched tested the old fan and it ran great and sounded the same when compared to the new one. We put the old one back in. It is at the dealership to get that figured out as well as repair from hitting a dear. This happened just after leaving from putting the fan back on. The bike did not go down and the deer died. I was LUCKY. Yes patience is a virtue when taking the fan out and putting it in. I did not have to cut the wires to take it out. Any ideas on what might be wrong with the system? jep | ||
| Rotorhead |
My fan quit around 35,000 miles. I was on the road over 2000 miles to go on the trip. With the help from my father inlaw leaning the bike i pulled the fan out to leave this huge hole for air to flow. I have gone 8,000 miles with no fan installed with no ill effects. Bike never went into spark skip fuel milage was the same. I knew I was headed to the southwest so I did throw one back in. unscrew the fan turn it to the right and pull out on the lower left. take care not to force it becuase the O2 sensor is right where you rotate the fan to. It's the wire bundle on the left that causes the PITA. |
