My chain is crunching...

[Squashed_Fly]

Grab the wheel at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions and try to rock it, do you feel any freeplay? Do the same in the 3 and 9 O'clock positions, do you feel any play?

Check the sprockets and see what condition they are in for wear and tear

This of course will be different, depending on what time of day you do the checks... 8-)

[jonnydangerous]

and if it is british summertime?....

what happens if hes only free to grab the wheel at quarter past four????....... ;D

good advice tho, hope you sort it out soon :-)

[Taylor911]

If somebody, mate or not - repeatedly rode their bike into the back of mine I would ziptie their hands & feet & let them see the humour content in me trying to run over their head.

I wanted to... Was really hacking me off!

aaaaah, you need a can of "chain un-cruncher"...try searching on google...
no, seriously, where do you live? or better yet, turn up at one of the meets and youll be fighting us grubby types off!

Hahh, very funny.
Im not that stupid :P

Im in Leighton Buzzard, Beds.


No, i haven't got a stand.
Need one.
Thanks, ill give the shaking a go, see if it does anything it shouldn't.

[470four]

(Left to right) Sprocket, sprocket carrier bearing & sprocket carrier



The five plain studs on the back of the carrier bolt through the holes in the sprocket and then fit snugly into rubber bushes in the wheel like this:



The bearing balls & cage in my carrier had [s]been nibbled by stoats and treefrogs[/s] eaten themselves either through wear & tear or strange & inconvienient loads through the bearing itself and needed renewing (& a beer, therapy & some cuddles)



Bless. To check bearing condition, stick a suitable sized digit in its orifice & rotate it backwards & forwards (its NOT illegal and you wont get reported.) It should feel buttery-slick due to the grease trapped inside the bearing, any notchiness, grittiness, free-play or other nastiness will mean the bearing needs renewal...

Spinning the relevant wheel whilst it is still on the wheel will not necessarily show up any problems, the size & weight of the wheel itself overriding any defects in the comparatively small bearing?

[470four]

Did you get this sorted??

[Taylor911]

Yeah mate I did thanks.

It sort of resolved it's self.
I tightened the chain up perfectly, scrubbed the chain with a wire brush and completely re-lubed it with new lube.
Seems to have completely stopped now.

Cheers.

[470four]

Yeah mate I did thanks.

It sort of resolved it's self.
I tightened the chain up perfectly, scrubbed the chain with a wire brush and completely re-lubed it with new lube.
Seems to have completely stopped now.

Cheers.

Cool!

Dont let your mate do you from behind again, can lead to all sorts of complications...

[Taylor911]

Haha.
I won't!
:

[Uber Dave]

[quote author=Taylor911 link=1301940996/25#25 date=1303044559]Yeah mate I did thanks.

It sort of resolved it's self.
I tightened the chain up perfectly, scrubbed the chain with a wire brush and completely re-lubed it with new lube.
Seems to have completely stopped now.

Cheers.

Cool!

Dont let your mate do you from behind again, can lead to all sorts of complications...
[/quote]

Was not me for a change either! Not that I do that.