Quick Tip, cure those annoying rattles

Here is a quick tip for those of you running any type of skid plate or other bolt on parts that contact the frame.

Isolating of the skid plates and frame will eliminate that nasty buzzing sound when you rev the engine

Isn’t it annoying, you installed that new set of belly pan and a-arm skid plates and now your machine sounds like a pissed off bumble bee at anything less than full throttle.  Well here is a tip that comes from our own ATV magazine forum.  Before you install those skid plates, go to your local hardware store and pick up a short roll of a single coated closed cell foam tape (such as 3M’s 4516, but any cheap brand will work).  I suggest getting the thinest you can find but thickness doesn’t matter all that much. 

Start by test fitting your parts and noting where the skid plates contact the frame or any other metal to metal area.   Mark these areas with a magic marker.  Take your tape and stick it to the frame in the areas you marked.  Install your skid plates sandwiching the tape between the frame and the skid plate.  Presto! you vibration woes are now a thing of the past.

This tip can be used anywhere you need to isolate vibration.

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