Drivetrain noise - what to check first
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Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
This is it in the end. Unfortunately no easy answer. Check and re grease they easier to access bits until you find it.
It will end up being the last thing that you find and didn't suspect after spending too much time riding a creaky bike.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
The Duck has entered the building.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
The bleedin' obvious, in the form of an already known issue, is usually a good place to start. ;-)
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
Plus he gets the bonus of fixing something that has potential to fail trail side even if it doesn't end up being the source of the creak so it isn't a complete waste of time, yep I'd be starting at the cassette as well.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Ahem..........The Duck has entered the building.
True but after I wasted loads of time to find a unbounded seat rail clicking occasionally then nothing is too straightforward.
T-Rex
Template denier
Best one I've heard was at the LBS where Junior used to work - noise turned out to be the bottle cage mounting bolts - 8 hours to track that one down.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Noises from tough to find places drive you nuts. I love silent as possible bike and no repetitive clicking noises for me.
I even bought a I-beam saddle and post as a silent protest. Damn you, evil seat rails.
stirk
Burner
yep, I've had many creaks most of which I put down to the press fit BB but after installing the wheels manufacturing threaded BB fix for said stupid press fit I found a raft of other creaks still annoying the crap out of me. I tracked the vibration of the creak to the shock area and so repacked the wishbone pivot bearings with fresh grease and serviced the shock and it's all good.....for now.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
press fit?
nathanm
Eats Squid
Thanks all. Just to clarify that the Freehub threads are dodgy in terms they have minor cross threading so whilst the cassette does up tight it's a massive pita to get it started.
Had a quick work on it today, gave the drivetrain a clean and thorough lube and dropped chain oil in the pivots but no joy.
Was hoping it was just a dry drivetrain but not to be so off to pull the BB and maybe if I'm brave the rear pivots.
What else should I be lubing?
Had a quick work on it today, gave the drivetrain a clean and thorough lube and dropped chain oil in the pivots but no joy.
Was hoping it was just a dry drivetrain but not to be so off to pull the BB and maybe if I'm brave the rear pivots.
What else should I be lubing?
You’re not going to find the magic solution on the internet beyond the suggestions already made.
Better spending your time trying to locate it. Maybe the UG could help out?
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Everything that moves an most things that contact another surface.
nathanm
Eats Squid
The internet works perfectly for everything. Just the other day I felt unwell and thought it may be cancer but Dr. Google told me I just had "Network Connectivity Issues".
My beautiful partner Jayne has many skills, unfortunately mechanical aptitude is not one of them (much like myself really)
But she has ears, I assume.
moorey
call me Mia
Wait....you didn’t even lube the chain before asking is?
nathanm
Eats Squid
Fuck no.
I do have some mechanical nounce despite my self-deprecating humour, which I'm not very good at and knew it isn't just a I'm lubricated drive train. Particularly as I lubricate regularly.
But sometimes you just hope it's an easy fix.
nathanm
Eats Squid
True. I now understand your point and great idea. Will stick it in the trainer and try not to chop her ear off.
Litenbror
Eats Squid
This is going to be the best Fuckwit thread entry ever!!!