Another tip: While the fender is off get some spray-on rubberized undercoating (3M, Gorilla, etc.) and apply to the underside. It will help deaden the noise from any sand, dirt, or gravel that kicks up and hits the metal fender. Happy trails!
@BoardGameCasualChannel
7 ай бұрын
Great tip! Thank you for going into detail about which washers you used. Looks like you prefer the neoprene?
@bizzfo
7 ай бұрын
Tip. Let all the air out of your rear tire. Makes it easier to get the 4mm hex key on the front fender bolt. No need to remove cable zip ties. Also put the rubber washers on both sides of the fender bolts. Note, the rack is kinda sorta forced on there not the best tolerances when it was built. The rear rack screws come out hard. Be mindful not to strip them out coming out or going back in.
@Doc.Holiday
7 ай бұрын
The reason they come out hard is they went in with blue thread-locker. I pulled my wheel today for another reason and with the fender removed and upside down you can see the thread-locker residue. Put the washers on each side of the fender and it quieted it right down.
@bizzfo
7 ай бұрын
@@Doc.Holiday cool. Ya my rack was splayed out so much so that it was putting pressure on the bolts as I removed them. I saw the blue loctite but in my case that wasn’t the reason they were so difficult to remove. My rack was not shaped to fit close. It all goes back on but I had to give it my all to push/pull the rack while I was tightening everything back up otherwise it would’ve stripped the crap out of either the bolt or the threads.
@dwaz69
7 ай бұрын
@bizzfo yeah, that sounds like your rack is bent bad. See if you can rebend it back or have them get you a new one.
@Doc.Holiday
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Removing the rear wheel isn’t all that difficult either…
@SciD1
2 ай бұрын
Certainly much easier than doing this without removing the wheel! It was HELL on Earth!!! Never ever again will I do this! It took me 3 f*cking hours!
@SciD1
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tip. Could it have been enough just to tighten the bolts?
@dwaz69
2 ай бұрын
Maybe, but adding the rubber washers fixed the problem. I have done a lot of off-roading with this bike and now have 1000 miles on it and they haven't came loose or made anymore rattling noises.
@SciD1
2 ай бұрын
@@dwaz69 excellent! I went ahead and bought the washers yesterday.
@SciD1
2 ай бұрын
Well, just went through that ordeal! It was literally hell on Earth! I would've saved 3 hours of my life, swearing like crazy, by simply removing the wheel! Once you removed the first screw, the one nearest to the seat post, good freaking luck putting it back in! Damn! Never again! Never!!! 😲😲😲
@dwaz69
2 ай бұрын
If you need too you also can deflate your tire too to get more room. I would say if you are having trouble doing this, then you will most likely have trouble taking off and putting back on your wheel. Save you're self, the stress, and take it into a bike shop. I appreciate your input. Thanks
@SciD1
2 ай бұрын
@@dwaz69 yes, I did deflate the tire. It didn't give me a ton of space. The problem is that the screw nearest to the seat post cannot be removed using an Allen key, unless you cut the key to make the short end shorter. It's much worse trying to screw it back in! It will not grip into the hole! Took me more than 3 hours to do the mods. I almost decided not to put the fender back on. Furthermore, the rubber washers flatten and deform so much that you cannot tighten the screws completely like you would normally do. I'm afraid they will come loose in no time. I did try using Lock Tight, but the screws were so hard to put back in that very little Lock Tight actually stayed on in the process. Realistically, you need to remove the wheel.
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