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Post by ZX6-Chris on Feb 14, 2011 8:10:50 GMT
Right so saturday night i noticed bike was making a strange knocking nose when i was either accelorating or put brakes on,. closer inspection revealed that my chain was clanking against my centre stand, thus then realising that the chain was pretty slack.
so sunday i tightened it up and road it to stokesly and now there is a slight distinct catching/knocking nose,..
would this happen if i had tightened the chain up to tight.
i have double checked to see if the wheel wasn't straight (just incase the chain was catching the rear sproket) and it is fine to my eyes lol
any help would be greatly aprciated.
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Post by JP on Feb 14, 2011 10:06:45 GMT
Possibly over stretched the chain, it can be quite easy to do if the chain is cheap, what type of chain is it?
if you can get it up on a stand so you can see what the chain is doing when the wheel is spinning fastish.
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Post by ZX6-Chris on Feb 14, 2011 12:54:05 GMT
don't have a stand for it,.. well part from the centre stand on the bike which ain't no good for lifting wheel up.
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Post by morphius on Feb 14, 2011 13:01:11 GMT
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Post by ZX6-Chris on Feb 14, 2011 14:49:52 GMT
thanks morphius  ,.. althought got home from work today and by the looks of it the chain has stretched. weather i did it or it was liek that before (which would of caused the clunking noise anyway i don't know |
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Post by JP on Feb 14, 2011 15:43:59 GMT
once a chain has stretched it doesnt require a lot let tension to stretch it, even if you just take up the slack. if it's a good chain maybe you might have just over tensioned it a tiny bit. a lot of people forget then need to allow play as the swing arm on most bikes doesnt pivot at the front sprocket. If it's a cheap chain it could have easily just stretched through wear. Probably just best of replacing it with a D.I.D or renthal jobby
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Post by abb on Feb 14, 2011 17:35:15 GMT
Yeah - it is probably just regular wear and tear. Once a chain gets old, it will stretch more easily. The knocking noise could be a couple of things, a tight spot in the chain, hooked sprocket teeth etc. Best bet is to ge tthe chain and sprockets replaced as a set. In fact, I'd go so far as to say you should always replace the chain and sprockets together.
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Post by greenman on Feb 14, 2011 18:26:36 GMT
before you put a new chain and sprockets on ,soak the chain overnight in oil ,as they are only packed with grease to a limit ,
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Post by Lee on Feb 14, 2011 21:03:17 GMT
the guide posted above is pretty simple to follow. But if you struggle ill gladly show you how its done. Have a look see what make the chain is. Cheap chains are false economy. Ones to buy include. D.i.d, tsubaki, renthal,regina, dk. These are quality chains that (if oiled regularly) should serve you for well over five years (or even ten if you are a gentle rider)
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Post by ZX6-Chris on Feb 15, 2011 8:27:39 GMT
the guide posted above is pretty simple to follow. But if you struggle ill gladly show you how its done. Have a look see what make the chain is. Cheap chains are false economy. Ones to buy include. D.i.d, tsubaki, renthal,regina, dk. These are quality chains that (if oiled regularly) should serve you for well over five years (or even ten if you are a gentle rider) well when i tightened it i followed the trusty haynes manual step by step and read it about 5 times before actually going into the garage,. having a garage replace it for me, as i can do the small jobs IE tighterning a chain and stuff, but at the moment sprockets and chain, changing is beyond me,. hopefully once i get out more and in time,. i will slowely learn (by watching other people) then doing it myself i will be able to do the quicker easier stuff how much would you be looking at to have a change and sprokets changed |
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Post by Lee on Feb 15, 2011 9:13:11 GMT
give trackside a call and get a quote.
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