Im trying to find the source of a loud, high pitch whirring/squealing that seems to be coming from the clutch, its hard to describe but abit like a jet engine
At best it is hardly noticeable (at tick-over) but at worst it is ear piercing. It seems to be worst at about 1/4 revs when coasting into a corner - imagine coasting in gear at 4k rpm with the noise building but not too bad, by the time your down to 3k its rattling my ear drums, its almost gone a few seconds later
This is the same in any gear/speed
Ive replaced the starter sprague bearing, it seemed to be much better but after 5 minutes it was back?
I was convinced it was the sprague issue so I removed the starter gears altogether (freewheel gear and torque limiter) reassembled and again seemed much better but 5 minutes it was back as bad as ever
Clutching it reduces it slightly but not by much
What does that leave?
Spoke to DCR who says maybe its the clutch bearing (the one pressed into the case)
Could it be just a normality of the gearbox, and my oversensitive ears?
Im just about to take the clutch out again to put the starter gears back in, can anybody suggest anything to check before i close it back up?
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Edit: It seems to be louder at the flywheel side now
At best it is hardly noticeable (at tick-over) but at worst it is ear piercing. It seems to be worst at about 1/4 revs when coasting into a corner - imagine coasting in gear at 4k rpm with the noise building but not too bad, by the time your down to 3k its rattling my ear drums, its almost gone a few seconds later
This is the same in any gear/speed
Ive replaced the starter sprague bearing, it seemed to be much better but after 5 minutes it was back?
I was convinced it was the sprague issue so I removed the starter gears altogether (freewheel gear and torque limiter) reassembled and again seemed much better but 5 minutes it was back as bad as ever
Clutching it reduces it slightly but not by much
What does that leave?
Spoke to DCR who says maybe its the clutch bearing (the one pressed into the case)
Could it be just a normality of the gearbox, and my oversensitive ears?
Im just about to take the clutch out again to put the starter gears back in, can anybody suggest anything to check before i close it back up?
:thumb:
Edit: It seems to be louder at the flywheel side now
