HELP with click click noise

[Iron Hide]

I was riding my 02 ec250 the other day and did a little jump. After that my bike makes a click click noise when I jump or if I jump up and down on my bike. I tried to narrow it down by taking my bike apart. I took the rear shock off and inspected it, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. But my bearings on my shock linkage need to be replaced. So I plan on buying a kit that has all the bearings dealling with the rear suspension. What do you all think might be wrong.

[PEB]

Your linkage bearings could easily make the noises you describe. To remove and then install bearings I have been using some threaded rod/coupler nuts and sockets with great succes latey and it seems like way less trama to everything involved than a press or god forbid a drift and hammer. Once you have all the bad ones replaced, lube them up and finger tighten them, then take a tie down over the rear seat and pull the swingarm up 3-6 inches then tighten everything up. You will end up with nearly zero play in the whole linkage. If your linkage bearings are bad the swingarm ones likely are too, I would suggest tearing the whole rear end aprt before ordering parts. Mnay guys run o-rings instead of the seals, this last time I was able to squeeze them both in every joint save the inside of the swingarm.

Paul B

[Iron Hide]

Originally Posted by PEB

Your linkage bearings could easily make the noises you describe. To remove and then install bearings I have been using some threaded rod/coupler nuts and sockets with great succes latey and it seems like way less trama to everything involved than a press or god forbid a drift and hammer. Once you have all the bad ones replaced, lube them up and finger tighten them, then take a tie down over the rear seat and pull the swingarm up 3-6 inches then tighten everything up. You will end up with nearly zero play in the whole linkage. If your linkage bearings are bad the swingarm ones likely are too, I would suggest tearing the whole rear end aprt before ordering parts. Mnay guys run o-rings instead of the seals, this last time I was able to squeeze them both in every joint save the inside of the swingarm.

Paul B

Thanks I figured that is what it was due to when I took the shock off I could not get it to make the noise.