irritating sound Ridgeback 05

[Allbike]

Hello..from Holland

I had a tsjirping / squeaking sound coming of my ridgeback 05 with a rsd.

the sound was like a brake component complety worn out (iron on aluminum)
but it only occurd when i was driving real slow between 1st and 2nd gear with clutch pulled half in. making sharp turns
after checking the alignment of the wheel's brake's belt i went for a testdrive..
Stil the sound..
in the past i changed the complete clutch assembly including the throwout bearing for an Bandit assembly.
so i did not want to pull that apart before checking the clutch pushrod and the ball and ramp assembly.
after opening that up:

The clutch-pushrod was completely dry and was slightly rubbing (visible marks)
so what i did was checking the straightness and polished the rod so it was clean again
after putting high temp grease on it i reinstalled it.
and cleaned the ball and ramp assembly and put the same grease in it.

assembled everything and went again for a testride..

Whoop whoop sound gone...

Be safe everyone stay healthy and let's ride

 

[Mr. Wright]

Ran into that before. Hard to find. It's amazing how much noise that push rod will make.

 

[woodbutcher]

always helps to grease up your rod before you stick it into a dry hole...…......