Clicking Noise in the Rear Wheel

Gregger said:

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.

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TURBO200R4 said:

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.

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Gregger said:

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.

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sonny said:

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

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Joesmoe said:

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.

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