taz gear whir
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:09 pm
been gone for a while. i remember a couple other people and i were hearing a whirring sound after installing taz's gears a year or so ago. any more people have that issue?
i only put about 20 miles on my spree since installing them, and yesterday i decided to take it back apart. only noticed a few things.
the threads on the smaller gear look a little more worn. not bad, just a little shinier on the inside of the threads.
no metal shavings anywhere.
this can't be an issue with (lack of) gasket thickness. i completely forgot that i was able to reuse my gasket.
i noticed that the new gear is a little bent, probably a manufacturing issue. giving the gear a very light coat of oil to make it shiny, standing above the spree to see the reflection of the ground off of the gear, and then spinning the rear wheel, i could see the reflection of the ground wobble to and fro.
could this wobble be the source of the whirr?
i only put about 20 miles on my spree since installing them, and yesterday i decided to take it back apart. only noticed a few things.
the threads on the smaller gear look a little more worn. not bad, just a little shinier on the inside of the threads.
no metal shavings anywhere.
this can't be an issue with (lack of) gasket thickness. i completely forgot that i was able to reuse my gasket.
i noticed that the new gear is a little bent, probably a manufacturing issue. giving the gear a very light coat of oil to make it shiny, standing above the spree to see the reflection of the ground off of the gear, and then spinning the rear wheel, i could see the reflection of the ground wobble to and fro.
could this wobble be the source of the whirr?