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i almost kilt all dem crickets...
07/31/12 at 13:58:11

The other day I did the silicone and tube method (Oldfeller2's way) to eliminate the pesky crickets rattling in my speedo - waaaay better, but still some speedo rattling going on. For all of you that did this method was it 100% cure? Or do you still have the occasional cricket?

Any hints out there where I may have fallen short? Not enough silicone, nuts not tight enough (though, I hate to tighten those more - the plastic support posts were already twisting a bit when I was tightening).

Just wanted to check with you smart folks before I take her all apart and try again.

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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets... Reply #1 - 07/31/12 at 14:07:08 its been a few years since i did mine, has been 100% fix. i don't clearly remember every step , but i think i just followed OF's instruction sheet
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets... Reply #2 - 07/31/12 at 17:36:55 After you kill the noisy loud crickets in the speedo, suddenly you can clearly hear the smaller ones in the headlight.
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audioguy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12 Memphis, TN Gender:	Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets... Reply #3 - 07/31/12 at 18:01:02 Wish it were the headlight, but no...same noise, and goes away just like it did before when I place my hand on the speedo...
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CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets... Reply #4 - 08/02/12 at 16:36:45 Been a while since I had to use this trick, and it didn't get rid of them 100% for me with this trick either. I think I finally resorted to using some silicone adhesive between the tank and the speedo. That did it.
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets... Reply #5 - 08/02/12 at 16:38:41 I think I might kill off them crickets the same way scubachef did. Turn that speedo hole into a cup holder I've got my trail tech computer here just waiting to be installed just been to darn hot to do it. R.F.
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Re: i almost kilt all dem crickets...
Reply #6 - 08/06/12 at 19:38:49

audioguy wrote on 07/31/12 at 13:58:11:

The other day I did the silicone and tube method (Oldfeller2's way) to eliminate the pesky crickets rattling in my speedo - waaaay better, but still some speedo rattling going on. For all of you that did this method was it 100% cure? Or do you still have the occasional cricket?

Any hints out there where I may have fallen short? Not enough silicone, nuts not tight enough (though, I hate to tighten those more - the plastic support posts were already twisting a bit when I was tightening).

Just wanted to check with you smart folks before I take her all apart and try again.

I made some mods to OF's method and posted them in his speedo rattle thread.

FWIW, my speedo has been totally mute in the three years since I did that mod.....

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