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Noise from freewheel

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  • 13-07-2017 1:48pm
    #1
    doinotlikethat
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi all,
    New to the forum here with a question.
    I have a single speed at the moment, which I absolutely adore, perfect for my commute, but there is one issue that slightly irks me,
    when pedalling there is often a kind of clunky noise from the freeweel cog (hoping that's the correct term) whenever I pedal. It can come and go. Is this usual and is there something I should look at to stop it.

    I've taken off the wheel and lubricated it and tthechain but it came back in a couple of days


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    #2
    Type 17
    Registered Users Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭Type 17


    Probably some grit has got into the bearings of the freewheel.

    Lubrication will wash it away to the side for a bit, but it will return soon after (or some new grit will enter, in poor conditions).

    Also, if your chain-line isn't straight, there will be some side-load on the freewheel, which may cause crunching in a cheap/worn freewheel.


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