Just taking my build out for the first ride. The motors sound a bit grindy at higher speeds… it rides fine, and doesn’t look too wobbly.
Is this normal or something to investigate? I also only notice the noise when the motors are under load, they sound a good bit cleaner when I’m not standing on it.
Yeah it’s definitely the motors, just not sure the vid portrays the sound well enough. You can hear some road noise but I’m referring to the mechanical grinding sound that comes when I accelerate too hard etc.
+all tires @ ~50psi, so that shouldn’t be it
Check your backlash, hold the wheel and spin the motor with your hand. If you get 1 click and only a few degrees of turn you’re good, if it has a lot of play or clicks multiple times you have an issue
Nah lock the wheel and slowly rotate the motor gently
Either the motor wiggles a degree before it touches the next tooth, it’s got slop and you get several degrees of play, or something is loose and it has a second part that’s spinning about (loose gear or loose shaft)
appreciate it either way! in your experience are most motor problems pretty evident while riding? I’m not tooooo worried just cause it feels super smooth and I haven’t noticed any performance issues.