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MCN wrote: | You need to remove the cover over the fdon sprocket, clean all the chain lube off. (Brake cleaner or petrol is about the only stuff that can eat through chain lube)
Cut a plastic gallon container in half to make a wee collecting bucket and get tore in with a 1“ paint brush.)
Noise from a chain drive can be due to the sprocket teeth becoming 'Hooked' (that is when the chain rollers begin to eat into the teeth. If it is hooked you can see one side is a different profile from the other.)
Hooked sprockets cause a chain to rattle as the chain gets hung up in the teeth and is pulled off by the drive motion. Chain drivers should be as free of resistance as possible.
The other reason is chain too tight. Adjust according to the the O.E.M. instructions.
Too slack will also make it noisy. |
Hey, thanks for all this.
I took the sprocket cover off to have a look and here are the pics. The sprockets' teeth appear symmetrical, certainly not obviously hooked. The outside of the mechanism could do with some WD40.
I've adjusted the tension a couple of times, once bang on manufacturer spec, same noise, and then a little slacker. It's now on the slack side of things but in spec, especially when it tightens under my weight.
As I rode back, my Mrs' uncle appeared. He services army vehicles or something and rode years back. He thought the chain looked a bit dry, though waxed over, and said to add some oil.
So I'm thinking tomorrow I'll clean the chain really well, get all the wax off, and use an oil instead and see if that helps any. [img][/img] |
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ThatDippyTwat wrote: | Slacken number 2, turn it a couple of turns out. This is a locking nut, and prevents movement of number 1, which provides the actual adjustment. Screwing 1 in will tighten the chain, and vice cersa. Make very sure both left and right sides of the wheel are adjusted the same. When happy you have the correct amount of slack (25-35mm from memory, check your Haynes), put a ring spanner on 2, hold one in position with a spanner/socket, and tighten 2.
I repeat - Make sure both sides are adjusted equally, or you're in for some "interesting" times in corners. |
For number two, if I slacken either by much, they become quite loose. I'm not sure what they screw into. And they quickly become quite tight when tightened, worried that if I muscle it, I might break it. That said, it might be the case that if I begin to screw it in to make them match, I should see the alignment mark move?
With most the fasteners, too tight will break the bolts. Is that the case here or can I tighten away until I get a match with the alignment marks? She's handling nicely at the moment.
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Rereading your post, you're referring to the chain tension. I misread it lol. I'm okay with getting the tension right and the procedure you describe. It's the noise I'm trying to tackle, by hopefully getting the alignment marks in place and/or changing what's on the chain. |
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ThatDippyTwat wrote: | Huarachedevil wrote: | I'm okay with getting the tension right and the procedure you describe. It's the noise I'm trying to tackle, by hopefully getting the alignment marks in place and/or changing what's on the chain. |
If you have too much tension, it'll make a noise. If it's dry or siezed, it'll make a noise. The alignment is adjusted in the same way as your chain tension. First you tension the chain, then you move the other side to match.
Make sure tension is right, align the wheel, and then as said, look for stiff or seized links. |
Thanks for your reply, I'm not fully getting this.
This is what I understand:
Tension the chain, done that.
Now it is tensioned correctly, but the alignment marks don't match (2 left v 3 right), how do I adjust those? If I use the same adjusters that I used for the chain, the chain tension will be out again? |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 184 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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