R&R rear tire first time

[Kenack]

After reading the thread about how to remove the wheel and pumpkin, I went ahead and did it and replaced the tire. I had no problems and lubed everything well and put back together. I then started it up and ran it on the center stand and when I put it in 1st gear, it spun nicely but was making a few clacking noises from the pumpkin-driveshaft housing. I have never run the ST on the center stand in gear so I'm not sure if this is a normal sound when it's un-sprung? Everything went back together fine except I had to turn the hub a little to get the shaft splines matched up.

Any thoughts or concerns?

Thanks,

Ken

 

[XtreemLee]

Are you certain you got the cush drive pieces in correctly?

 

[tubebender]

Normal. Mine does the same.
With no load on the tire, you are going to get some loading and unloading of the entire drive from engine pulses.

Personally, I think the noise is coming from the damper cam on the middle gear set.

 

[Kenack]

Thanks Tubebender! I took it all apart and ran it in gear with out the driveshaft and pumpkin and it made a bunch of noise, then I put on the shaft and pumpkin and ran it and it made the clicky clack and I do believe when it's at that angle unloaded it's jumping around a bit. Checked the cush hub and all was well there and put it back together and it sounds the same but I'm not concerned now.

Thanks guys!

Ken