Help !!(rear end noise)

[derry163]

So when I was returning home yesterday I started hearing this bad loud clanking type noise coming from the rear area of the bike. (03 sv650) I had recently installed a rear fender hugger so I thought it might have been the chain hitting the hugger....Wrong...So I then put it up on the rear stand and noticed when rotating the rear wheel it felt like it was binding up in certain area's of the rotation. (causing a loud clunking noise) So I losend the rear axil and the binding went away !! Everything felt very smooth. But as soon as I retightened it to the spec torque..I beleive it is like 70 ft pounds or something like that...Everything bound up again.

Any Ideas ?

[SV225]

Did you check that you were using the right scale on the torque wrench? ie Nm of fl/lbs.

[Biker Biggles]

Chain too tight or worn out.
Wheel bearing sh&gged
Broken/missing spacer on wheel spindle.

Is it very loud?

[derry163]

Chain is with in spec of slack..1.2 in.

maybe wheel bearing..

Also maybe missing spacer. (I took the rear wheel off the bike myself took it into the dealer and had them put a new tire on it. then put it back on myself but was careful to lay the parts out like they came off. This was about 100 miles ago)

The sound is pretty loud. Loud enough to where I would be scared to ride it to the dealer for service.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

You should have three spacers, two obvious ones either side that go in between the wheel and the swing arm, and a third inside the sprocket carrier.

[SV225]

Also maybe missing spacer. (I took the rear wheel off the bike myself took it into the dealer and had them put a new tire on it. then put it back on myself but was careful to lay the parts out like they came off. This was about 100 miles ago)

I took my back wheel off for a puncture repair once. A few months later my dad found a 'strange spacer thing' in the boot of his car :smt103 :smt021 Didn't notice any noise though.

[derry163]

hhhmmm...I will take that thing back off and look for that inner spacer... May have got lost at the dealer or in transport maybe. One other question...Should the wheel turn as free when the axil bolt is tightened as it does when it is loose ?

[RhythmJunkie]

The wheel should spin freely period!

[BILLY]

Maybe your chain has tight spots!

[derry163]

Thanks guys for the advice. I pulled the wheel of and found there was a missing retainer / spacer between the sprocket assembly and the wheel bearing and also both wheel bearings are shot....Probably due to running it without that retainer / spacer...#-o #-o

[STRAMASHER]

I took my back wheel off for a puncture repair once. A few months later my dad found a 'strange spacer thing' in the boot of his car :smt103 :smt021 Didn't notice any noise though.

I took my back wheel off for a puncture repair once...

..on my 125 KDX stinkwheel and could not get my back brake back on, so sellotaped it half way down the swingarm and rode to the garage, "My bikes fecked!" Found missing spacer in dads car !:rolleyes: :p

Anybody need any spannering help??:smt104 ;) :p


We can laugh about daftness like that now cos we are still alive.

Glad you are okay and getting sorted Derry163.:cool: ( Get loads of copaslip on your axle, spacers and bearings for extra protection.)

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Just incase you've not already spotted it, there are 3 bearings (2 either side of the wheel, 1 for the sprocket carrier) so make sure you get them all checked/replaced.

[derry163]

Yup...The 2 either side of the wheel are shot but that other one seemed fine. I will have the dealer look at it though while they are pressing in the other new bearings.