Windshield Rattle?

Question

I just installed a detachable windshield on my '07 softail. I followed the directions very closely and everything looks fine, but I get a metal to metal rattle when going over bumps. Is this normal for a detachable windhield or did I screw up the install somehow?

This is the exact model if that helps...
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448766782&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302289715&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302289715&bmUID=1182283262729&bmLocale=en_US

Answer 1

What brand and model number/name is the windshield.
Someone might have had the same problem and know the repair procedure.

Answer 2

Hey xyz, Whats up with all the privacy .I have seen hundreds of people on here and you take the cake in being the most insecure person in the history of QA, You became top contributor only by going into other QA and answering question that only have 1 answer ,So naturally yours is picked as best ,Then you go and insult so you can feel Superior to every body else ,What a Joke ,Do you have some thing to hide by not letting people see what your question are answers are Good grief become a Man ,By the way tighten the Bolts on that windshield and stay away from VTXs they will smoke your doors

Answer 3

Windshields aren't hard to install. If you say you followed the instructions then you probably did it right. If you can pinpoint where the rattle is coming from, try putting a rubber washer between the two pieces. That should fix it. Or maybe something got loose. Try using Loctite on the bolts so they don't back out. Vibration is a bike's worst enemy. Loctite EVERYTHING!

Answer 4

believe it or not, but some of those parts put on one way are fine, but flipped over aren't. I put on the detachable sissy bar attachment hardware, and whenever I tried to put the sissy bar on it didn't fit, but, when I took it to the dealership, they flipped the pin with the rubber washer on it, and it works perfectly now.