Hi,my name is peter and i live in preston,i have a giant twist express bought in 2009.a terrible scraping sound has occured when i switched on the power,ive stripped it down to have a look,and there is some wear to the gears,whats puzzling me is a small spring or clip round the pawls,is it meant to be in one piece or split,i think buying a new motor is my way forward,would be very grateful if someone can recommend one too me trawling through the internet for one has completely phased me out,giant of course just want me to buy a complete wheel of course,im 72,dont drive and am completely lost without it,hopefully someone out there can help me get back on the road

That's funny, we had exactly the same on the 9th January last year:

 

http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/what-motor-will-work-with-my-giant-twist-express.16529/

 

This might help too:

 

http://cod.homelinux.org/C/bike/Giant_Twist_Express_Motor_Repair/Giant_Twist_Express_Motor_Repair.xhtml

Blimey, this thread is full of coincidence!

With all due respect to all concerned,ive read all this stuff before,the gears someone recommended are no longer available,as ive said i would much appreciate if someone could recommend an alternative motor

Is your left hand fork special in any way? Does it have a normal drop-out?

With all due respect to all concerned,ive read all this stuff before,the gears someone recommended are no longer available,as ive said i would much appreciate if someone could recommend an alternative motor

 

Try

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Electric-bicycle-giant-630a-432-432a-312-232a-233-se-dx-For-sanyo-motor-gear-Version/1148342_1884377045.html

 

or

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Electric-bicycle-giant-630a-432-432a-312-232a-233-se-dx-For-sanyo-motor-gear-Version/1148342_1884388915.html

 

or

 

http://cart100.com/product/12584803736/Giant_electric_motor_gear._432.233.630A

Edited January 11, 201511 yr by shemozzle999