What does a loose primary chain sound like?
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What does a loose primary chain sound like?
Having some noise issues in my primary. Seems to follow transmission activity.
So what does a loose primary chain sound like?
So what does a loose primary chain sound like?
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pull your inspection plate and youll be able to feel your chain. i think you should have no more than 5/8 of play in the chain. i woud think a loose chain would be more of a slapping sound as it would.be rubbing on your primary case
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I think the play is 5/8" to 7/8" at the tightest point on the chain.
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Loose chain would make noise at idle or at some rvs without load, neutral gear that is.
Slapping chain makes noise something like this at idle: "clik,clik.....clik,clik,clik....clik...clik,click ,click....."
Slapping chain makes noise something like this at idle: "clik,clik.....clik,clik,clik....clik...clik,click ,click....."
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The only time the clutch hub brg. will be noisy, is when you have the clutch pulled in. My son just had to replace his.
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I had a moment to go out to the garage and check what I could hear while sitting in the drive, I had been going down the road all the other times.
Clutch lever engaged / Clutch released: a clattering, churning noise begins and a slight "out of balnce" feel in the bike, along with a scrapping / grating sound.
Clutch lever released / Clutch engaged: slightly noisy, noise stops when putting transmission in gear.
The scrapping sounds to me like the primary chain is dragging and contacting the case.
The wobbly, or out of balance feel makes me think a bad clutch hub bearing / loose compensator that would allow them to shift and wobble when disengaged and in neutral.
The scrapping grating sounds are probably the primary chain as it loosens and scrapes along the case from the wobbling hub / compensator.
It's odd how when under load accelerating the chain slack noises seem to go away, and when coasting in gear it's noisy.
Can't wait to open it up. Have to fit it into my schedule.
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Thanks for that info.
I had a moment to go out to the garage and check what I could hear while sitting in the drive, I had been going down the road all the other times.
Clutch lever engaged / Clutch released: a clattering, churning noise begins and a slight "out of balnce" feel in the bike, along with a scrapping / grating sound.
Clutch lever released / Clutch engaged: slightly noisy, noise stops when putting transmission in gear.
The scrapping sounds to me like the primary chain is dragging and contacting the case.
The wobbly, or out of balance feel makes me think a bad clutch hub bearing / loose compensator that would allow them to shift and wobble when disengaged and in neutral.
The scrapping grating sounds are probably the primary chain as it loosens and scrapes along the case from the wobbling hub / compensator.
It's odd how when under load accelerating the chain slack noises seem to go away, and when coasting in gear it's noisy.
Can't wait to open it up. Have to fit it into my schedule.
I had a moment to go out to the garage and check what I could hear while sitting in the drive, I had been going down the road all the other times.
Clutch lever engaged / Clutch released: a clattering, churning noise begins and a slight "out of balnce" feel in the bike, along with a scrapping / grating sound.
Clutch lever released / Clutch engaged: slightly noisy, noise stops when putting transmission in gear.
The scrapping sounds to me like the primary chain is dragging and contacting the case.
The wobbly, or out of balance feel makes me think a bad clutch hub bearing / loose compensator that would allow them to shift and wobble when disengaged and in neutral.
The scrapping grating sounds are probably the primary chain as it loosens and scrapes along the case from the wobbling hub / compensator.
It's odd how when under load accelerating the chain slack noises seem to go away, and when coasting in gear it's noisy.
Can't wait to open it up. Have to fit it into my schedule.
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