p_ruskin Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Right, so i gave my bike a clean with a power washer yesterday after it got extremely muddy down at the local moto club Since i cleaned it my freewheel has sounded rather strange (its an SL) Before the engagements were very loud and responsive, but now its a very dull and quiet sound with a fainter clicking noise. I thought maybe it was full of water so i left it to dry out overnight, but it still sound the same and doesn't seem to pick up as fast as before Does anyone know what could be wrong with it? Would a good spray with some GT85 sort it out? All advice appreciated. Cheers, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxxboy14 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Right, so i gave my bike a clean with a power washer yesterday after it got extremely muddy down at the local moto club Since i cleaned it my freewheel has sounded rather strange (its an SL) Before the engagements were very loud and responsive, but now its a very dull and quiet sound with a fainter clicking noise. I thought maybe it was full of water so i left it to dry out overnight, but it still sound the same and doesn't seem to pick up as fast as before Does anyone know what could be wrong with it? Would a good spray with some GT85 sort it out? All advice appreciated. Cheers, Paul. I did this, it gets filled with water. Takes a while for it to return to normal, but it will eventually. however I would'nt do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I did this, it gets filled with water. Takes a while for it to return to normal, but it will eventually. however I would'nt do it again Ahh right, GT85 should do the trick then, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just open it up so it can empty the water out and give it a blast with thin oil/gt85/wd40. If you can be bothered that is, I know it wouldn't be high on my list of jobs I could be arsed doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxxboy14 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Ahh right, GT85 should do the trick then, cheers! Yeah should do, just be careful becuase I found it skipped a little for the first few days . Then after a week it returned back to normal and regained its sound and engagement Edited February 26, 2011 by koxxboy14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Its an SL so it shouldn't skip anyway and i wont be riding in the next few days, i'll just flush it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta2 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 And this is why you should never clean bearings or components with bearings in them with a pressure washer All manuals tell you not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-bonham@hotmail.com Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And this is why you should never clean bearings or components with bearings in them with a pressure washer All manuals tell you not to. Common sense tells you not to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundy9 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 mine did this the other night while riding in the rain. i just sprayed the freehweel with putoloine chain lube and it worked fine the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 SLs come 'dry' from the factory, so whenever you get water in them it's a good idea to spray something like GT-85 in them to stop the chance of them rusting up/messing up. You don't need to strip them down - just spray it through the gap between the driveshell and the side of the freewheel and that should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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