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geetee1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: rear wheel play

hiya...while taking wife to work this morning, i noticed that the rear wheel did,nt feel right on corners returned home checked for play and found movement on wheel (knocking sound) any idea,s how much play (if any) there should be????...thank,s....g Very Happy

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geetee1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject: oops

sorry above should be in gts problems....g
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monty9120 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject:

could be a bearing in the gearbox. bearing in the swingarm. the wheel bolts are lose

or the big nut that holds the swing arm disc and wheel on may be lose
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MikeHolland · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject:

I also get this knocking, when I turn the wheel back and forth. I am sure it is just due to slack between the teeth of the gears.

If you get any movement sideways, then that is serious, and the rear axle nut (behind the silencer) needs checking for tightness.

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geetee1 · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

hiya....yup its sideways.....exhaust off time me think,s.....cheer,s...g
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CheekyThomas · Guvernor Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374

Sounds like the wheel support brace nut is loose... the big 24mm one.

geetee1 · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

i,ll try that...whats the torque on the 24mm nut???? thank,s....g
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Innocenti · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject:

all torque settings etc and manual on links at bottom Wink

http://gtsownersclub.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6
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suit scoot · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

it could be the bearing that supports the final drive shaft from the gearbox.

you'll need to drain and split the gearbox if that bearing's kaput.

try the nut first though.
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skip · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 3

hello could you please tell me if you got the knocking sorted.
ive had my gts for 11 months and has developed a knock( similar to hammer on scaffolding pole)
took it back to the dealer, in the back of a transit , the next day,
fired it up [b]no knocking, he kept it for a week,and nothing showed up,
i know when i get it back home itll start again .

so could any one give me any clues.
and im pretty damn sure i wasnt on drugs that day

cheers skip Sad

CheekyThomas · Guvernor Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374

When does it knock... accelerating, braking, cornering etc etc.. more details please and we will try come up with some ideas.

skip · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 3

hello cheeky ,
i can only hear the knock when the revs are off,
ie when in slow moving traffic, it knocks every reverloution of the wheel,
running the scoot on a pm pipe so i can only guess that its knocking all the time, set the scoot on its centre stand ,turn the wheel by hand forwards it will knock, turn the wheel backwards nothing, checked the brake caliper and the disc all seem ok, no sideways play.
when the wheel is turned by hand the knock resinates through the wheel,

thanks for the swift reply skip berwick bulldogs sc Rolling Eyes

geetee1 · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: rear wheel play

hi skip....to be quite honest mine seems to have gone...a lot of the comments (help) i recieved on here (and putting it down to shite sava,s) put my mind to rest...yr problem sound,s way past what i was having....graham.
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