Swissheavy 186 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Hi chaps After buying a paddock stand, I adjusted the chain for first time today. Pleased with result. I noticed when rotating the rear wheel there seemed to be a slightly grundy noise as if there was grit somewhere and also, at a specific point on the wheel rotation, a squeak from somewhere in possibly in the centre of the wheel. Any ideas what this could be? Surely not hearings? Done about 7k miles. Link to post
Grumpy old man 4,683 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I had the same problem, i found the paddock stand was just catching the sprocket. Hope your problem is as simple. Link to post
trisaki 2,029 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Either paddock stand catching or chain too tight - find tightest spot in the chain and adjust it there 1 Link to post
embee 7,288 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Yes, make sure the chain has enough slack, too tight is much worse than too loose. As a rough guide, when the bike is on the sidestand you should just be able to touch the chain on the rubbing strip on the underside of the swingarm with light finger pressure. Sometimes the brake pads can make a slight squeak if they just touch the disc at one point when you turn the wheel. Try wiggling the caliper side to side a bit to ease the pads back and turn the wheel again, see if it stops. It's worth occasionally cleaning the disc with brake cleaner (available in aerosol, places like Poundland etc sometimes have it cheap). 1 Link to post
Swissheavy 186 Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Cheers for that chaps. Will report back this weekend Link to post
CFB 4,602 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Also consider it may be the disc lightly touching the brake pads. Nothing to worry about there, it's normal. Link to post
Tonyj 6,907 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 It's a puppet,( said loudly ) :0) no it's the chain . Mine made similar noises , see if it gets tight as you rotate the wheel. Link to post
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