| 2002 Savage gas tank problem [message #455039] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 02:03 |
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My Savage has a noise like a very fast rattle or vibration coming from
the gas tank area when the rpms get up near the next shift point. I can
make it go away completely by pressing down on the speedometer with my
hand. I plan on taking the gas tank off this weekend to have a look see
but I'm wondering if anyone has ever had this problem?
Tia,
Ken
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| Re: 2002 Savage gas tank problem [message #455040 ] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 02:17 |
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Ken Long wrote:
> My Savage has a noise like a very fast rattle or vibration coming from
> the gas tank area when the rpms get up near the next shift point. I can
> make it go away completely by pressing down on the speedometer with my
> hand. I plan on taking the gas tank off this weekend to have a look see
> but I'm wondering if anyone has ever had this problem?
Missing hunk of rubber in the tank mounts ?
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| Re: 2002 Savage gas tank problem [message #455050 ] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 06:44 |
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"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128 [at] aol.com> wrote in
news:1127953030.022117.3610 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Ken Long wrote:
>> My Savage has a noise like a very fast rattle or vibration
>> coming from the gas tank area when the rpms get up near
>> the next shift point. I can make it go away completely by
>> pressing down on the speedometer with my hand. I plan on
>> taking the gas tank off this weekend to have a look see
>> but I'm wondering if anyone has ever had this problem?
>
> Missing hunk of rubber in the tank mounts ?
This is a fairly common Savage problem, see:
http://www.heise-workstations.de/ls650/LS650-Tips-e.html
Fix is toward the bottom.
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HPT
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| Re: 2002 Savage gas tank problem [message #455065 ] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 17:00 |
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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 04:44:27 -0000, High Plains Thumper
<hpt [at] highplainsthumper.com> wrote:
> Ken Long wrote:
>> My Savage has a noise like a very fast rattle or vibration
>> coming from the gas tank area when the rpms get up near
>> the next shift point.
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>This is a fairly common Savage problem, see:
>
>http://www.heise-workstations.de/ls650/LS650-Tips-e.html
>
>Fix is toward the bottom.
Wow, an easy fix that doesn't require purchasing new parts. I like it!
Ken
(Reply address works as is.)
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| Re: 2002 Savage gas tank problem [message #460804 ] |
Sat, 01 October 2005 04:19 |
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Ok, I have my speedo off the bike and on the workbench. In the tip by
Rex Elseworth, he says the dampers were the main problem. I'm not sure
what the dampers are. Are they the metal clamps that hold the speedo to
the instrument cluster housing? I think the springs he was referring to
are the ones on the mounting posts.
I took some pics of my speedo. I called one "SpeedoClamp". I think
that's the damper in the tip:
http://tinyurl.com/blzyr
Can anyone confirm what the "dampers" are?
Tia,
Ken
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