Major Surgery on the GL1500

letsride · 05-20-2023, 08:22 PM

I have to tear the whole back end of the Goldwing apart. UGH! I need to change out the U joint. It howls like crazy 60 mph and above and I can feel some vibrations in my feet. It is annoying to say the least. The wing is supposed to be nice and quiet. I have the beefier Valkyrie U joint to go in it and a new rubber boot as well. I have been dreading doing this for a while and have been putting it off. But I need to go ahead and get it done. I definitely don't want it to come apart and tear up a whole mess of stuff.

Megadan · 05-20-2023, 09:24 PM

It's honestly not as bad as it looks to do. Maybe the 1500's are, but my 1000 was fairly easy.

Sport Rider · 05-22-2023, 11:09 AM

good luck! I haven't gotten that far into mine so far.

letsride · 06-01-2023, 02:24 AM

Well I got her in a gazillion pieces. I had to get a 17mm allen socket today for the right side swing arm bolt. Hopefully I can have it buttoned back up soon. I'll assemble it and test ride it. If the howling and vibration is gone, I'll tear it back down and put new tires and brakes on her. If the sound persists it may be a bearing in the transmission. And if that's so, I'm not gonna go to that extreme to repair it. Here's to hoping its just the u joint.

letsride · 06-11-2023, 11:26 AM

Well I got her back together to a point I could take it down the road. AHHH YEAH!! Nice and smooth and most importantly QUIET

! I'm gonna go ahead and replace all my brake pads and order a new set of tires. I may try the SHINKO's instead of the Dunlops. I am gonna try these Chinese brake pads I got. https://www.amazon.com/AHL-Semi-meta...NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Chinese brake pads on a wing?? HECK YEAH, why not the chinese brake pads on my KPX stop just fine.

I also noticed my mufflers (original to the bike) were full of rust. I dumped alot of it out when I had them off. SO, I'm gonna try to install some Harley mufflers too.

05-20-2023, 08:22 PM	#1
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Major Surgery on the GL1500 I have to tear the whole back end of the Goldwing apart. UGH! I need to change out the U joint. It howls like crazy 60 mph and above and I can feel some vibrations in my feet. It is annoying to say the least. The wing is supposed to be nice and quiet. I have the beefier Valkyrie U joint to go in it and a new rubber boot as well. I have been dreading doing this for a while and have been putting it off. But I need to go ahead and get it done. I definitely don't want it to come apart and tear up a whole mess of stuff. __________________ My Stable- 2022 Lifan KPX250 , 2023 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 1992 Honda GL1500 Goldwing, SSR 70 Auto, Kymco Mongoose 90, Honda Four Trax 300
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05-20-2023, 09:24 PM	#2
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 7,903	It's honestly not as bad as it looks to do. Maybe the 1500's are, but my 1000 was fairly easy. __________________ 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2010 VFR1200F - http://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20708
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06-01-2023, 02:24 AM	#4
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Well I got her in a gazillion pieces. I had to get a 17mm allen socket today for the right side swing arm bolt. Hopefully I can have it buttoned back up soon. I'll assemble it and test ride it. If the howling and vibration is gone, I'll tear it back down and put new tires and brakes on her. If the sound persists it may be a bearing in the transmission. And if that's so, I'm not gonna go to that extreme to repair it. Here's to hoping its just the u joint. __________________ My Stable- 2022 Lifan KPX250 , 2023 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 1992 Honda GL1500 Goldwing, SSR 70 Auto, Kymco Mongoose 90, Honda Four Trax 300
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06-11-2023, 11:26 AM	#5
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Well I got her back together to a point I could take it down the road. AHHH YEAH!! Nice and smooth and most importantly QUIET ! I'm gonna go ahead and replace all my brake pads and order a new set of tires. I may try the SHINKO's instead of the Dunlops. I am gonna try these Chinese brake pads I got. https://www.amazon.com/AHL-Semi-meta...NsaWNrPXRydWU= Chinese brake pads on a wing?? HECK YEAH, why not the chinese brake pads on my KPX stop just fine. I also noticed my mufflers (original to the bike) were full of rust. I dumped alot of it out when I had them off. SO, I'm gonna try to install some Harley mufflers too. __________________ My Stable- 2022 Lifan KPX250 , 2023 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 1992 Honda GL1500 Goldwing, SSR 70 Auto, Kymco Mongoose 90, Honda Four Trax 300
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05-22-2023, 11:09 AM	#3
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,029	good luck! I haven't gotten that far into mine so far.
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