Rattling sound

[trains420]

when i start my scooter elite sa50 94+, it vibrates against the motor mount. if i step on the engine, it stops the rattling? can someone tell me how to keep it from rattling? vibrating, and when going down the road it's like sounds loud.

[evilone]

Are you sure it's not the kickstand? Maybe the rubber bushing came off motor mount.

[trains420]

when the scooters on the stand? and a vibration through the whole thing when i'm riding it.

[evilone]

I didn't realize it was on the stand, you mentioned it makes the noise going down the road. Did you make sure the rubber "link stopper" is still on the mount?

[trains420]

ok the vibratings from the mount going against that thing it sits on. i can hit the bottom and it rattles. sitting on the stand, doing nothing.

[trains420]

thats where it's hitting.

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the top parts lifting up and hitting the bottom part.

[trains420]

why is this rattling? is it supposed to be sitting on top of each other?
and another question since i'm asking stuff, i've never known abuot this. does something go here? in this bolt hole, the thread thing. it's on the right of the fan shroud, beside the muffler pipe. can someone look and see if anything's hooked to theirs? thanks

[trains420]

i checked the mount, i felt a rubber thing on it.

[evilone]

can someone look and see if anything's hooked to theirs? thanks

I drug my butt out to check my wifes 2000 Elite and there is nothing where the threaded hole is, just a threaded hole.

[nacree]

It should not be sitting on the frame like that. I had the same problem. You need to loosen the motor mount bolts, raise it up off the frame and tighten the mount bolts back up.

Nathan

[evilone]

I gotta go with worn motor mount bushings. Probably a good idea to remove motor and check the condition of bushings. Other than that i don't know what to tell ya.

[evilone]

One more thing trains420, i checked the wifes motor while it was on the stand and there is about 1/8th inch gap where you said yours hits.

[trains420]

ok, so nothing attaches to the fan shroud. well.
i put new tires on and the vibrating went away, but, it still touches the frame when it's on the stand. so bushings, is not the rubber thing on the engine mount. the rubber between the bolts that holds it on, the engine mount to the frame, and to the engine. i checked the ones on the engine by just looking, well one side, it looks fine. so them could be worn. ok

[trains420]

hey can you replace bushings if you need them. i got to take this somewhere and get soemone to help me pull the motor mount so i can see if the bushings are worn.
edit: and oh yea, does it take two bolts to loosen it up. it's attached to the frame and to the motor, the frame bushings are fine. just kind of center that one piece going in the hole, in the frame from the mount? to get it off the frame.

[trains420]

ok so i loosened both sides of the motor moutn, and without taking it out i wiggled it around. it seemed fine. and i tightened it up, but the motor is supposed to move around and be able to go up and down. i jacked the motor up and tightened the bolts down. maybe the back part im not sure doesn't move because the motor moving in two places, would be weird. but it still went right down on the frame. the rubber on the front of it, seems fine. i felt in there it felt fine. is there anything else leaving this thing going down on the frame? the shock? something that would make it drop down on the frame? it just drops right down to the frame, i don't really notice the vibrating, but i know it's there and every once in a while wil notice it, but new tires, kind of makes it quit. old worn out tires, you can notice it a bunch. does the shock supposed to stop it from hitting the frame, and can it drop down or something to have it hit the frame? what about people with longer shocks. does anyone know why my mount is hitting the frame? thanks.