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Whine while in first gear

NorCalBud

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I LOVE Wine, but not this Whine...
When I go from standing until about 25 mph, I'm hearing a background whining squeak sound coming from somewhere in the forward left side of the trike in the (I think) general wheel/brake/A-arm area. It's high pitched and sounds sort of like squeeling tires in the distance. Tough to say since too many Concerts in the 70's, my hearings not what it was. :rolleyes: The faster I start, the louder it is. Since the IPOD is ALWAYS on, I only noticed it a month ago so I don't know how long it's been doing it.....I just had it serviced/lubed a week ago and mentioned it to them, but then forgot to get an answer about it and it's still there.... '12 RTLtd.
Thoughts?
 
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Yikes..!!

annoying no doubt. Could be in the front brakes, wheel bearings but not much else up there. Misaligned belt and output shaft bearing can also cause this but not that far forward. Seems the shop would have noticed this and brought it to your attention. (If they test rode it after service) You could lift the front end and spin the tires and isolate the sound. Brake pads could be hangging up or the bearings could be worn out...:dontknow:
 
Similar sound.

I have a similar sound coming from my front right(?). It is going in the shop for its break in service and I'm going to mention it. We'll see what they say.
 
If it wouldn't be too much trouble, would you please let me know what they say? It's hard to pinpoint the true area it's coming from. Between the motor , the road, my helmet and my hearing loss (was fun losing it though!!!), I think it's around there....
 
annoying no doubt. Could be in the front brakes, wheel bearings but not much else up there. Misaligned belt and output shaft bearing can also cause this but not that far forward. Seems the shop would have noticed this and brought it to your attention. (If they test rode it after service) You could lift the front end and spin the tires and isolate the sound. Brake pads could be hangging up or the bearings could be worn out...:dontknow:

I would think that they would too, but the dealer I had service from doesn't have the greatest technical service reputation in the region. And since I didn't Ask about it when I picked it up, I don't know if they even check on it specifically. It was one of those "We'll squeeze you in" deals, so I just took it and picked it up after closing....
 
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