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PW2013STL
09-17-2014, 07:46 PM
Brought my Spyder into the Dealer last week due to a noise. I was thinking it was the power steering unit as the noise would increase if I pushed or pulled on the handlebars as if to turn.:dontknow:
The noise sounded to me like a belt slipping yet I knew that there is no belt on the power steering.:shocked:
I had stopped at the dealer last month and they confirmed the noise, but needed to have it for a few days to track it down.

Turns out it was the alternator. The power steering being an electric motor so when at idle and you turn the bars it puts a load on the alternator. The machanic thinks the alternator had a bad bearing and they replaced the alternator.
He told me that it's now silent and I will pick it up Friday after work:yes:

dadof4
09-17-2014, 10:36 PM
Good news. They found the problem. That is not, unfortunately, always the case.

Chupaca
09-17-2014, 11:00 PM
thanks for the post. Helps for future question when they come up. Glad they found the problem and got you fixed up...:2thumbs:

Bob Denman
09-18-2014, 07:31 AM
That's a REAL good piece of knowledge to keep in your back pocket... THANKS! :2thumbs: