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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #15 - 01/04/17 at 07:29:28

youzguyz wrote on 01/04/17 at 07:22:23:

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Back to the clicking though, I rocked and walked the bike back and forth over and over this morning and I 'think' its coming from the front pulley. I havent had time to open up the casing yet but if you place your hand over the pulley cover you can feel a slight vibration through the casing when the clicking sounds. Any ideas?

I took a quick look at the posts.
How OFTEN does it click?

Once per revolution of the front pulley? Could be loose on the shaft or have a rock/pebble imbedded. Or maybe something internal to the transmission. (Dave is just too fast for me....)

Once per cycle of the belt? Could be a rock/pebble in the belt.

One per revolution of the rear wheel? Could be a rock in the rear pulley or bearing problem in the rear.

Oh its regular, like 10 times+ per revolution of the front pulley. At a walking pace its like click, click, click, click (happens as regular as you can say the word if that makes sense!?)

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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #16 - 01/04/17 at 08:51:01 Time to pull some covers, do some looking and wiggling.
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JDNewYork Junior Member Offline 1999 Suzuki Savage Posts: 59 NYC, NY Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #17 - 01/04/17 at 09:31:12 youzguyz wrote on 01/04/17 at 08:51:01: Time to pull some covers, do some looking and wiggling. Sighs...yup!
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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #18 - 01/04/17 at 09:33:12

youzguyz wrote on 01/04/17 at 08:51:01:

Time to pull some covers, do some looking and wiggling.

Sighs....yup!

Was kinda what I was fearing, and I live in the middle of NYC...doing maintenance is pain here as I have to do everything road side due to the lack of a garage....desperately need to find a fellow Savage owner close by!!

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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #19 - 01/04/17 at 09:53:05

You might want to find a local affordable motel....that has a room right next door to the parking lot! Wink

Or some other convenient "hot spot" where you can get out of the weather for a bit. The cover only requires 3 screws to remove (8mm hex I believe). There are some rubber and metal spacers that you have to juggle and keep track of - that make it a little bit more involved.

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2772	Re: Help after a fall Reply #20 - 01/04/17 at 10:17:42 LOL I've been know to rebuild a top end or two in a motel room.
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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #21 - 01/04/17 at 10:38:25

Dave wrote on 01/04/17 at 09:53:05:

You might want to find a local affordable motel....that has a room right next door to the parking lot! Wink

Or some other convenient "hot spot" where you can get out of the weather for a bit. The cover only requires 3 screws to remove (8mm hex I believe). There are some rubber and metal spacers that you have to juggle and keep track of - that make it a little bit more involved.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #22 - 01/04/17 at 11:32:41 I 've done some repairs humming "workin' at the carwash blues" by jim croce if that gives you any ideas.( manual car wash late at night)l
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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #23 - 01/04/17 at 11:40:45

batman wrote on 01/04/17 at 11:32:41:

I 've done some repairs humming "workin' at the carwash blues" by jim croce if that gives you any ideas.( manual car wash late at night)l

Thats not a bad idea Batman! I need to find some way of befriending one of the chop shops close to where I live and seeing if I can slip them 20 bucks or something sometime and get some REAL work done when I can get her up on a ramp etc.

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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #24 - 01/04/17 at 15:20:26

OK, so I have located the issue. Took the bike out for a quick ride (about 10 miles) and noticed that what was a click click click was now a much more rubbery sounding creak or squeak.

Took off a few covers and I have worked out that the drive belt is a little out of line...only by like a millimeter but enough so it is making a slight noise when at slow speed (walking pace)

If i give the belt a good push towards the center of the bike the noise completely goes away for a rotation or so before it 'readjusts' itself back out of alignment.

Any ideas guys??

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #25 - 01/04/17 at 16:01:49 Sell it on Ebay! .......or maybe realign the rear wheel?
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Re: Help after a fall
Reply #26 - 01/04/17 at 16:38:58

JDNewYork wrote on 01/04/17 at 15:20:26:

OK, so I have located the issue. Took the bike out for a quick ride (about 10 miles) and noticed that what was a click click click was now a much more rubbery sounding creak or squeak.

Took off a few covers and I have worked out that the drive belt is a little out of line...only by like a millimeter but enough so it is making a slight noise when at slow speed (walking pace)

If i give the belt a good push towards the center of the bike the noise completely goes away for a rotation or so before it 'readjusts' itself back out of alignment.

Any ideas guys??

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JDNewYork Junior Member Offline 1999 Suzuki Savage Posts: 59 NYC, NY Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #27 - 01/04/17 at 16:58:56 Aha so its the rear wheel alignment...well I guess it could be worse. Given that I have to do all my work at the roadside do you know if this is something that a tire shop could take care of for me??
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Yoshi Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 874 LongIsland, N.Y. Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #28 - 01/04/17 at 17:24:54 Loosen the rear wheel and realign a little, 15min job thats not worth letting incompitant tire shop workers do.
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JDNewYork Junior Member Offline 1999 Suzuki Savage Posts: 59 NYC, NY Gender:	Re: Help after a fall Reply #29 - 01/04/17 at 17:57:00 Yoshi wrote on 01/04/17 at 17:24:54: Loosen the rear wheel and realign a little, 15min job thats not worth letting incompitant tire shop workers do. I don't need to take it up on a ramp/jack??
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