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Pulling to the right
I have a 2008 GL1800 that was triked in New Hampshire in November, 2014 with a Hannigan kit including the 180 front end. The trike is everything I had hoped it would be, performing flawlessly on our first long cruise from New England to Key West and back in the fall of 2015. Last November I took it to a local Honda dealer and had all the fluids changed and some other work done including a new ignition switch. I am now experiencing a pull to the right when I release the handlebars. It's a pretty good pull. I've tried increasing the right rear tire pressure to account for any crown in the road - no change. I hear a pulsating rubbing sound which seems to come from the front and matches the rotation of the front tire like a pad is touching the rotor on each turn of the wheel. This pull to the right has only started since the fluid changes. I am wondering if you have heard of this before and have any suggestions. The trike is going back to the dealer in a couple of weeks for the recall (I have your bulletin).
Do you think this recall could have anything to do with the pulling to the right?
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Have you checked the rotor to see if they are hot when you stop? Why did you replace the ignition switch?
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[QUOTE=ectrike;362753]Have you checked the rotor to see if they are hot when you stop? Why did you replace the ignition switch?[/QUOTE]
No excessive heat in either rotor, also no unusual wear. Had to replace ignition switch because key would not go in any farther than half way. A real pain as I had to borrow truck and trailer to get it to dealer. Price to replace switch was over $700. Now forks won't lock.
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It really sounds like one of the pistons isn't retracting so you got a pad dragging. I would think you should feel some heat down there though. Might try taking a large screwdriver with a plastic handle and tapping the caliper with the plastic part using it like a hammer but tapping. It may retract. Or there may be a bubble behind it so it won't. So if it that doesn't do it you'll need to dig deeper or take it to a shop. Not good to have potential brake issues.
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[QUOTE=hogcowboy;362790]It really sounds like one of the pistons isn't retracting so you got a pad dragging. I would think you should feel some heat down there though. Might try taking a large screwdriver with a plastic handle and tapping the caliper with the plastic part using it like a hammer but tapping. It may retract. Or there may be a bubble behind it so it won't. So if it that doesn't do it you'll need to dig deeper or take it to a shop. Not good to have potential brake issues.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for your input. I think you may be on to something. I've just had cervical spine surgery so when I took the old girl out the other day I was only able to go around the block so it may not have had a chance to heat up too much. It's going in the shop in a couple weeks so I will ask them to look at the piston issue and hope that it solves the problem.
Thanks again for your help.