PW2013STL
Active member
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:
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:
