problens with rear area after a wreck

[wolf]

need some ideas after i was rearended back in april. this is first since the wreck i had her out and it horroible sounds coming out the back. help me figure this out thanks

[WilliamRS]

beans?

[Momz]

Possibly a bent swingarm/driveshaft. Your wheel bearing andor your final drive unit may also have suffered from the impact.

Or I may be something as simple as a bent fender and/or fender struts.

You should elaborate as to what type of noise, if it varies with speed, are here any fluids leaking, and does the bike track straight? 

[wolf]

with two  up sounds like ablendeder full of smal rocks on low speed with one upsound stops til i hit bounce in road then it sounds like the back end of the bike is gonna fall off

[Momz]

Just what is an"ablendeder"? Do you mean a blender?

I'd recommend that you first remove the rear wheel and check the left side bearing (the one on the disk/rotor side).

[hubcapsc]

Since it was a wreck and it is worse two up, perhaps there's something mooshed
on one of your shocks...?

Start taking stuff off like you were fixing to change your tire, and look for
damage...

-Mike

[gordonv]

I didn't reply when I first read your post, but just remembered something for you to check first.


I think this is how you do this.

Get 2 - 2x4 that are straight (you know how to do that don't you, look down the 2" edge) and the length of your bike. Place one on each side of the bike along side the tires, and from the front, then the back, sight down your bike and see if the rear and front tire/rim are aligned with each other.

Under stand? or do I need to find pics to explain it better, as i might not be explaining it properly.

This should show if the rear is twisted out of alignment from the front.

How about more info about the accident, like how fast did it happen at, and how sudden of a stop? Mine was maybe at about 20 mph or less, and after stripping the bike down, and left out in the weather, you could see where all the rust was bleeding out from the freshly cracked paint. The frame was bent in about 3 spots, and I was glad I wrecked it for parts.