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Advoutlander
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 01:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm right at 20000 miles. I have completed the service myself apart from the fork oil change. Any idea how much this costs at HD?

Im not sure if it's the fork oil but when I'm leaning I can feel a loose or rough feeling in the front. I checked the wheel bearing and that is good. Any ideas?
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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 09:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check your steering head bearings. Really worn ones will cause a clicking noise when you brake hard and let go. If you have the Service Manual you can tighten the bearings and see if that helps. If not, they might need replacing.
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Djohnk
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 12:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.allballsracing.com/22-1032.html
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Hughlysses
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 01:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Old fork oil would not cause the issue you're having.
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Teeps
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How are the tires?
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Advoutlander
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The tires are good. They are the knobby tkc80's. They felt smooth till 1000 miles of use then I began to feel the roughness.
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Uly_man
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 08:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What do you mean by "roughness"? Is it a grinding feel or a bad sound.
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Advoutlander
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 10:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There's is no sound. It feels like something is loose, rubbing/friction, grinding possibly.
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Arcticktm
Posted on Monday, September 30, 2013 - 11:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

any chance your tires are deflecting enough to rub on the fender or something like that?
Otherwise, yes, check steering head. Just replaced mine this spring on my '06 with 30k miles.
definitely not the fork oil.
No need to use an HD dealer for that anyway. If you are not comfortable doing it yourself, and decent dealer or independent shop can do it. they are good Showa forks, nothing unusual.
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