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daz9

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:30 PM Reply With Quote
noisy gear change

i have a r1 powered mac 1 kit, when changing up or down in any gear there is a lound horrible clonk from the rear of the car, has anyone had this fault or can anyone advise on the fault or solution?
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matt.c

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote
Quite normal with a BEC. You can cut the sound a bit with a TRT prop.

[Edited on 24/5/09 by matt.c]






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locoR1

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:37 PM Reply With Quote
What he said ^^^^^ Quite normal





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daz9

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:40 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by matt.c
Quite normal with a BEC. You can cut the sound a bit with a TRT prop.

[Edited on 24/5/09 by matt.c]


so should i not worry about the clonk and live with it? it sounds terrible ! where would i get the forementioned prop?

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mark chandler

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:49 PM Reply With Quote
Do not worry, as you master driving it you can reduce the clunk greatly.

clutchless changes going up, and lifting the revs slightly using the clutch on the way down.

Regards Mark

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locoR1

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:50 PM Reply With Quote
You will always get the clonk with a bec but a TRT prop improves it.

Dont get it from autoprop they are rubbish got my second prop from http://www.baileymorris.co.uk/ and the quality and service is excellent unlike autoprop!

Edit to say: Mark is spot on with the above statement the more you drive it and improve you technique the better it gets!

[Edited on 24/5/09 by locoR1]





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gordon h

posted on 24/5/09 at 07:53 PM Reply With Quote
normal mine very loud clonk due to slack in diff.





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adithorp

posted on 24/5/09 at 08:04 PM Reply With Quote
Agree it's normal...but check your prop bolts are tight anyway.

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daz9

posted on 24/5/09 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
thanks for all your help
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wilkingj

posted on 24/5/09 at 09:27 PM Reply With Quote
Another Vote for Bailey Morris.
A quality firm.






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MakeEverything

posted on 25/5/09 at 09:03 AM Reply With Quote
If it were mine, id look at a cush drive flange at the diff, and taking out the backlash in the diff with shims etc. Thats after id adjusted the clutch to make sure it doesnt drag.

I dont know a great deal about BEC's but when you select first on a bike you often get a clonk if the chain is slightly slack or the clutch drags a little.





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Dan

posted on 25/5/09 at 09:17 AM Reply With Quote
I knew a guy who had a clunk!

Turned out to be his diff was loose in the cradle. He didnt build it some one elses oversight.

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:{THC}:YosamiteSam

posted on 25/5/09 at 09:12 PM Reply With Quote
just out of interest what is a TRT prop? is that a rubber jointed one instead of uj's?






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Guinness

posted on 26/5/09 at 07:42 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by :{THC}:YosamiteSam
just out of interest what is a TRT prop? is that a rubber jointed one instead of uj's?


I think a TRT prop is a "torque resilient tube". It has an inner tube connected to the engine, and an outer tube connected to the diff. Sandwiched between these two tubes is rubber, which flexes and allows the two tubes to move slightly in relation to each other.

I think!

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