Clicking sound near rear chain!
Oct 30, 2000 | 09:03 AM
#11
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My chain clicks when it is getting loose. I think it is the master link clicking against the chain guard. Now to answer your quick questions.
1> Yes a loose chain will eat sprockets. The loosness itself likely isn't so bad, it is the stretch of the chain. Many people don't realize it, but a chain is supposed to pull on several sprocket teeth at once. If you push down on the middle of the chain to take up any play, you should not be able to pull the chain up away from the rear sprocket (on the very back of the machine, on the middle of where the chain wraps around). A rule of thumb is when the chain stretches to the point that it is loose on the sprocket to the point that less than 3 links are pulling on sprocket teeth, the chain is worn out. A new chain is 'tight' on the sprocket, pulling on all the teeth the chain wraps around, as it stretches, the pull from the engine runs on less and less teeth until the power is going through only one or two teeth. This is when your sprocket goes bad - and quite fast usually.
2> You say your chain is stretching quickly. I assume you mean faster than it used to. This means it is weaing out, likely because the o-rings are gone. Sounds like you are ready for new chain & sprockets both. Especially since you said you took up so much slack you can hardly get to the grease qerk in the rear axle.
1> Yes a loose chain will eat sprockets. The loosness itself likely isn't so bad, it is the stretch of the chain. Many people don't realize it, but a chain is supposed to pull on several sprocket teeth at once. If you push down on the middle of the chain to take up any play, you should not be able to pull the chain up away from the rear sprocket (on the very back of the machine, on the middle of where the chain wraps around). A rule of thumb is when the chain stretches to the point that it is loose on the sprocket to the point that less than 3 links are pulling on sprocket teeth, the chain is worn out. A new chain is 'tight' on the sprocket, pulling on all the teeth the chain wraps around, as it stretches, the pull from the engine runs on less and less teeth until the power is going through only one or two teeth. This is when your sprocket goes bad - and quite fast usually.
2> You say your chain is stretching quickly. I assume you mean faster than it used to. This means it is weaing out, likely because the o-rings are gone. Sounds like you are ready for new chain & sprockets both. Especially since you said you took up so much slack you can hardly get to the grease qerk in the rear axle.
Oct 30, 2000 | 09:28 AM
#12
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I don't have any clicking!! hehe
Forgot to say.
Another way to check if your chain is out of order or not is take it out, hold one end in the air, chain on the side (so it shouldn't "bend" too much). If it does bend a lot, then it means that it's finished.
Forgot to say.
Another way to check if your chain is out of order or not is take it out, hold one end in the air, chain on the side (so it shouldn't "bend" too much). If it does bend a lot, then it means that it's finished.
Oct 31, 2000 | 07:50 PM
#14
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Xplor,
my friend has a 99 400 sport, it did the same thing. It even broke 3 new chains. Then he got the aftermarket chain tensioner for it and it was fine. Never happened again, but the swing arm broke in half (no lie) about two month later. Hereplaced the swing arm and has been ok since then. Hope this helps.
mike
my friend has a 99 400 sport, it did the same thing. It even broke 3 new chains. Then he got the aftermarket chain tensioner for it and it was fine. Never happened again, but the swing arm broke in half (no lie) about two month later. Hereplaced the swing arm and has been ok since then. Hope this helps.
mike
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