Originally Posted by
Haycal112
New chain is on and it is still happening. I can hear the pawls clicking when the bike is upside down and turning the rear wheel. I haven't torn it down yet but is it possible that the ratcheting system in the freewheel has a bad spot and only when it contacts that one spot it acts up? Can you just get that part or have to get a whole new wheel?
You need to replace the chain AND the cassette. Only replacing the chain means that a new chain is running on a worn cassette, which will make the problem even worse than before.
If it's only happening on the smaller cogs it can't possibly be the freewheeling mechanism. The smaller cogs on the cassette will wear faster, causing this issue.