Noisy drive train
lju00dt
Posts: 7
Hi
I recently replaced a broken wheel and given the age of the bike, bought a new cassette and chain.
It's an 8 speed sunrace freewheel with an 8 speed kmc chain. Prior to that it was an 8 speed shimano cassette.
Fitted it all OK, adjusted length of chain accordingly and it works fine.
It's just very very noisy. Previously my set up was silent. Now you can hear the chain running through the system of gears and jockey wheels.
It's been lubricated well too. I just wondered why these components make so much noise or if there is something I can do to aler this.
I recently replaced a broken wheel and given the age of the bike, bought a new cassette and chain.
It's an 8 speed sunrace freewheel with an 8 speed kmc chain. Prior to that it was an 8 speed shimano cassette.
Fitted it all OK, adjusted length of chain accordingly and it works fine.
It's just very very noisy. Previously my set up was silent. Now you can hear the chain running through the system of gears and jockey wheels.
It's been lubricated well too. I just wondered why these components make so much noise or if there is something I can do to aler this.
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Have you thread the chain correctly through the rear mech. It’s easy to get it wrong.0
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Me too. Thought that was the kind of mistake you only make once. Apparently not, as I managed it again the last time I refitted a chain...
Failing that, it may all quieten down a bit after a few hundred miles as the new components get to know each other0 -
Is it trying to change gear?0
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That or the indexing needs adjustment...
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Did you shorten the chain to the right length?0
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yeah done that threading the chain the wrong way round the rear mech
...but it then sounds alot like a tractor and my excuse for not noticing Id done it for some while, is some drive trains can be very noisy, 0
