Chatter noise when taking off...

[claychaser]

I'm hearing a chattering/ratcheting noise a when taking off. It's happening in both 1st and reverse gears and sounds like it's on the right side around the area of the floor boards. I brought it to the shop and they said they couldn't duplicate it so I duplicated it for them. They've had some difficulty with diagnosing and brought BRP in. They ended up saying they were going to replace the clutch pack. It was supposed to be ready late yesterday but I still have not heard from them as of closing time today. I'm thinking the clutch pack didn't fix it.

2013 ST Limited with the SE5 and 4000 miles... Any thoughts?

We have 6,000 miles on ours and still chatters when it is cold, below 55 degrees or so. When the oil warms up, no more chatter. When it is cold the shifts are delayed as well. Same deal, when it warms up, no more delay. The dealer told me the oil needs to warm up then the clutch likes it better. We just put up with it. I may wait until my warranty gets closer to running out to make a fuss.

Best,
Andy

 

[900Dave]

Mine has chattered a bit when cold each time I back out of the garage since new. By the end of the block, it does not repeat until next time its cold. Did it since new. Did it with BRP oil.

Same here. Just about 10000 miles on my ST Limited and it has been doing it from new. I ride 1/4 to 1/2 mile up the road and pull out at the stop sign and it is gone. Forward or reverse.

 

[chromehorse]

old thread here but did a software update ever fix this problem ? 2012 RT SE chatter in 1st and reverse

 

[Peter Aawen]

old thread here but did a software update ever fix this problem ? 2012 RT SE chatter in 1st and reverse

No software update COULD ever fix this problem!! :lecturef_smilie:

It's in the very nature of every 'wet clutch constant mesh gearbox' to a greater or lesser degree (only possibly more noticable on our highly strung machines than on some lesser machines! ) and the only 'fix' ever offered was to make the clutch plates & spring washers even heavier & stronger, producing a more aggressive 'clunk' & chatter but resulting in even less likelihood than the already quite tiny chance of it ever causing any damage.... oh, and telling riders to warm their engines & therefore the shared gearbox oil up juust a bit longer before starting off to reduce the severity!

It's just one of the undocumented features of Spyder ryding. Make sure you change your oil & filters regularly as scheduled & that you use the right oil, and get used to the clunk and the chatter, it's not going to go away, nor is it likely to ever harm anything! :thumbup: