Clicking Noise in the Rear Wheel

[sonny]

Before you replace the bearings, try loosening your axle nut then go for a ride. I bet you the noise disappears like mine did. That doesn't mean you shouldn't replace the bearings though. I have a new set of bearings to install on my real wheel again as soon as the snow disappears but I still can't figure whats causing that ticking noise. Once I pulled the old bearings from the rim and inspected them, I couldn't feel or see anything wrong with them.

I purchased that same bearing puller arrangement Sonny posted. You will still need to heat the rim to free up the bearings. Works slick though once you heat the rim up.

I did not have to heat the rim up. Took a couple of good pull's but bearing came out without a problem. If you take a rubber mallet and slightly tap the blind puller it will seat up. then tight up nut and happy pulling.

 

[sonny]

jmo
once u have had the jolly green giant or the mechanic with the 250 pound torque impac tighten it it collapses the inner spacer and then u have the problem until u replace the spacer.
on the other hand the spacers might be a little short.
it is possible to calculate how much longer the spacer needs to be by the amount of a turn it takes to get to the 81 pounds of torque and then take (for example 3/4 of a turn and the turns per inch on the thread and u get the amount in thousands of an inch to be added to your spacer.
my guess would be if u think u have the clicking problem would be to buy a new spacer to see if that corrected the problem.

Yes indeed. The only time my bike has seen a shop was to replace the back tire. The Morons in Oklahoma city did a fine job of $ucking it up. Over torqued the axle to the point of crushing the spacer and screwing up the bearings along with several nuts and bolts. They even placed the passager pegs on backwards Replaced nuts and bolts and spacer and have not had a problem since then.

 

[Journeyman]

Last fall when I noticed the clicking sound I reduced the torque on the rear axle to 25 ft/lbs. The noise disappeared. I then went on a 600 kilometer day trip with no issues. I will replace the bearings this spring though anyway but I don't think the bearings are the issue.

Wow, that IS less. Isn't the recommended 110 NM (81 ft-lbs)?


The spacer is not tapered.

Thank you

I could not move mine sideways also in order to fit a drift punch. I didn't have the specialty removal tools so I made a home made one. It just fits between the spacer and the bearing inner race. It did distort the spacer a bit. Posted last July Home Made Rear Bearing Puller

You are right about the tool fitting between the inner race and the spacer. There is just enough room to grab the bearing race but the tool doesn't have the gripping power to overcome the press fit unless you also heat the rim. That's what I did when I got my tool and removed the bearings from my spare rim.

I'd heard about heating the rim and will add that to the workflow. Cool tool- I may have to give that a try. This is probably obvious to everyone else, but do you run the tool through the rim and expand the head to catch just in the micro space between the spacer and the bearing, or work from the outside and pull and twist? I'm guessing you go in from the inside and bang it out. Edit (4-10) I'm referring to the homemade tool.

And Thanks to Sonny for your response further down this thread about the blind puller.
I probably outa go ahead and order a new spacer while I'm at it. Sounds like any variation in its length will cause further problems down the line.

 

[sonny]

Comes with instructions and very easy to use. Insert proper size blind puller and start banging away.

 

[BigNorm]

Comes with instructions and very easy to use. Insert proper size blind puller and start banging away.

What are the tools called and where is the best place to get them?

 

[Joesmoe]

To repeat @sonny 's excellent suggestion:

Go to Rocky mountain ATV and motorcycle parts.

Tusk Bearing Removal tool part no. 121908001 cost $94.00. There are cheaper ones and more expensive but this one works.

Motion Pro Wheel Bearing Driver Set part no 143479001 cost $67.49 Very good tool beats the #ell out of using a socket.

 

[BigNorm]

Thanks. I must have missed where he said that.

 

[Joesmoe]

No worries. 100,000 posts over a dozen years or more, and it helps to have a few people around who take an interest in this and that, and when the question comes up, have them say, "I think I remember . . . try this."

The more we do this, the better this site is.

 

[BigNorm]

No worries. 100,000 posts over a dozen years or more, and it helps to have a few people around who take an interest in this and that, and when the question comes up, have them say, "I think I remember . . . try this."

The more we do this, the better this site is.

One of my problems seems to be I have a hard time remembering. I can watch the same movie again for the first time.

 

[Joesmoe]

Been shown, males over 40 can't remember worth cow poop.