[dsn_klr650] stupid squeaking

[Robert Morgan]

You might go around the front wheel and pinch each set of spokes that cross one another. Sometimes a little corrosion at the junction where the spokes cross will cause a squeak, at least on bicycle wheels anyway. What frequency does this squeak have? Is it roughly the same as the wheel rpm? Morgan

----- Original Message ----- From: Weaver, Mark To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 4:13 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: stupid squeaking > unfortunately, it doesn't start to squeak until i get up to around 15-20 mph > or so, so the circle thing will be hard. it's pretty definitely the front > wheel somewhere. a week or so ago i puttered around in a parking lot hanging > over the front end, then back, then sides, etc.. > > you're right about tracking down noises. i have plenty of experience doing > it from my bike mechanic days. they're even worse becuase they don't have > motors to drown out the little noises. after work tonight i'm going to the > following (stopping whenever the squeal is fixed): > > 1) spray a smidge of wd40 at the seal. > 2) ride > 3) disconnect speedo, inspect > 4) ride at unknown speeds > 5) reconnect speedo, remove front caliper > 6) ride very carefully > 7) replace hub bearings > 8) ride quietly (i hope) > > i'll report back tomorrow. > > mark weaver > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Hyman [mailto:professor.jim@...] > > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 4:08 PM > > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: stupid squeaking > > > > > > Mark, > > > > Rob's suggestion to check the speedo gear & cable is good. > > There should be some grease in the speedo gear housing. > > Be sure to reinstall the speedo housing carefully, making > > sure that the tabs on the speedo gear line up with the > > wheel hub. > > You might want to try this: get a friend, ride your bike > > slowly in a circle with your friend walking beside your > > bike (on the inside of the circle) to help locate where > > the squeak is coming from. You might have to do this > > twice, once travelling clockwise & once counter clockwise. > > Don't focus only on the front wheel, tracking down the > > source of a sound can be tricky. > > This has worked for me in the past. > > > > Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > --- "Weaver, Mark" wrote: > > > well, on the off chance that my front wheel squeak was coming from > > the disc,i pulled the caliper off and lightly sanded the pads. didn't > > seem to have much effect, plus putting on the brakes doesn't really > > change it in the first place ... > > [snip] > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > Missing old school friends? Find them here: > > http://click.egroups.com/1/4055/5/_/911801/_/958691300/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > FREE shipping, 30-Day No Question Returns, daily giveaways > and much, much more at zZounds.com. Your music gear superstore! > http://click.egroups.com/1/3736/5/_/911801/_/958691701/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >