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HELP: Dx this!
So I get on my second bike the other day and do some hills. Creak,
creak, damn. Hate that. The following were performed in attempts to isolate the problem: - swap wheels - swap pedals - remove, clean, lube, replace chainring bolts - pull crank and bb, clean threads, lube,re-install and torque to specs - remove stem/spacers, lube spacers, lube stem bolts re-install - lube chain None of these things made it go away. Also, standing on the cranks and locking the brakes while applying as much pressure as possible WILL cause the creak both during pressure and when released or when switching to the other pedal. I'm thinking BB, despite my efforts. Chase the threads, use teflon tape? I am almost to the point of going to the not-so-local BS (about a 45 minute drive) cuz I don't seem to be able to fix this one. Help!!! App |
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"Appkiller" wrote in message
om... So I get on my second bike the other day and do some hills. Creak, creak, damn. Hate that. The following were performed in attempts to isolate the problem: - swap wheels - swap pedals - remove, clean, lube, replace chainring bolts - pull crank and bb, clean threads, lube,re-install and torque to specs - remove stem/spacers, lube spacers, lube stem bolts re-install - lube chain None of these things made it go away. Also, standing on the cranks and locking the brakes while applying as much pressure as possible WILL cause the creak both during pressure and when released or when switching to the other pedal. I'm thinking BB, despite my efforts. Chase the threads, use teflon tape? I am almost to the point of going to the not-so-local BS (about a 45 minute drive) cuz I don't seem to be able to fix this one. Help!!! Could be the interface between the crank arms and BB. Could be something with the fork and/or headset, like the race on the fork crown or the cups that are pressed into the frame. Since you're sweating this problem, might as well make sure that your seat post is greased just to rule-out one more possibility. Dave |
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"Appkiller" wrote in message
om... So I get on my second bike the other day and do some hills. Creak, creak, damn. Hate that. The following were performed in attempts to isolate the problem: - swap wheels - swap pedals - remove, clean, lube, replace chainring bolts - pull crank and bb, clean threads, lube,re-install and torque to specs - remove stem/spacers, lube spacers, lube stem bolts re-install - lube chain None of these things made it go away. Also, standing on the cranks and locking the brakes while applying as much pressure as possible WILL cause the creak both during pressure and when released or when switching to the other pedal. I'm thinking BB, despite my efforts. Chase the threads, use teflon tape? I am almost to the point of going to the not-so-local BS (about a 45 minute drive) cuz I don't seem to be able to fix this one. Help!!! Could be the interface between the crank arms and BB. Could be something with the fork and/or headset, like the race on the fork crown or the cups that are pressed into the frame. Since you're sweating this problem, might as well make sure that your seat post is greased just to rule-out one more possibility. Dave |
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