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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound normal? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1340981750 Message started by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 07:55:50 |
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Title: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound normal? Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 07:55:50 I just lowered my 03 Savage using the spacers from Ryca. I just put it all together and notice that there is a "clicking" sound coming from the top of the fork when it travels. Is this normal? I can't remember if it made these noises before it was lowered. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/29/12 at 07:57:22 Got everything tight on the tree? Head bearings sound & adjusted properly? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/12 at 07:58:29 don't think so, check that you have the fork bottomed out in the tree. and everything is tight. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 08:10:34 i am pretty sure everything is tight and put back together correctly. everything was pretty straight forward. i hear the clicking noise right at the top of the fork. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by bill67 on 06/29/12 at 08:38:13 I would guess that the preload is a little short. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 09:05:02 202B2E2E7475420 wrote:
What do you mean by this? Is this something i can fix? Or just a result of lowering the forks? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/12 at 09:17:43 564A4D4F43514D414D4C4C4D50131B220 wrote:
What do you mean by this? Is this something i can fix? Or just a result of lowering the forks? [/quote] Do you have to force the caps on? Or do they go on easy? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 09:20:44 170413120D0006040F50610 wrote:
What do you mean by this? Is this something i can fix? Or just a result of lowering the forks? [/quote] Do you have to force the caps on? Or do they go on easy?[/quote] They were definitely tough to screw back on because of the spring trying to shoot them off...but I was able to do it by myself. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/12 at 09:26:48 6F7374767A68747874757574692A221B0 wrote:
What do you mean by this? Is this something i can fix? Or just a result of lowering the forks? [/quote] Do you have to force the caps on? Or do they go on easy?[/quote] They were definitely tough to screw back on because of the spring trying to shoot them off...but I was able to do it by myself. [/quote] Good, you have preload then. Might be your preload spacers aren't sitting flat and rocking. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 09:29:36 7B687F7E616C6A68633C0D0 wrote:
What do you mean by this? Is this something i can fix? Or just a result of lowering the forks? [/quote] Do you have to force the caps on? Or do they go on easy?[/quote] They were definitely tough to screw back on because of the spring trying to shoot them off...but I was able to do it by myself. [/quote] Good, you have preload then. Might be your preload spacers aren't sitting flat and rocking.[/quote] ok...well crap, looks like i will be taking the forks apart again. I thought i installed everything properly, didnt think i could mess this up! i have no ridden the bike yet because I haven't finished some other stuff up yet. Is there a chance that these just need to "break in" or something to get rid of the sound haha |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by scubachef on 06/29/12 at 09:54:36 I lowered my forks and there definitely was no clicking. Did you shorten the spacers or leave them stock length. Just a far out guess, if you shortened them might you have gone a few mm too short and they are able to move slightly? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 10:06:42 425244535052595457310 wrote:
I didn't shorten the stock spacers (the ones at the top of the fork).......All I did was install the Ryca lowering spacers. Crap...looks like i have to tear this thing apart again. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/29/12 at 10:12:34 See if you can isolate the noise to one side, |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by skeebo on 06/29/12 at 10:34:19 I had a set do the same thing, try a few more cc's of fork oil.... |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/29/12 at 11:25:32 4E5658585F523D0 wrote:
this could totally be my problem actually. i followed the ryca instructions to compress the fork when filling up the fork with oil. But depending on the angle that the fork was at when filling it up, this could have effected how much oil was inserted. I will try this. I really dont think it is a problem caused by putting everything back together improperly. i did spill some of the 32oz bottle i bought and i probably dont have enough to top off the forks. can i get by with just filling in the remaining amount with ATF? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/12 at 11:36:14 14080F0D01130F030F0E0E0F125159600 wrote:
What are you doing to make it click? Well, stop that. ;D |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/30/12 at 10:48:25 I just added oil to the forks. They may have been a little low because of the angle they were at last time i filled them. I still hear the same sound though. Maybe this "clicking" sound i am hearing is just the sound of the spacer, washer and spring making contact while moving in the fork? I imagine they make some amount of noise when moving? |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/30/12 at 17:23:12 Is a properly installed fork pretty much silent when it compresses? I guess that it what will help me out. Either the noise im hearing is normal, or i need to take the whole thing apart to figure out what is making this noise. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/30/12 at 19:14:15 The sound that im hearing is only coming from the top of the left fork, not both. This is making me think that this is a problem and not normal. I also noticed that the sound is gone when i have it turned to the left and move the fork up and down. |
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Title: Re: Just lowered front fork, is clicking sound nor Post by thomasoconnor19 on 07/03/12 at 08:42:05 Bike is now running....I've been riding it around. i still have the sound coming from the left fork. any advice on this? |
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