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Creak diagnosis on my Specialized Camber
I have been trying to diagnose a ‘tick’ for the last couple of days. Yesterday I pulled the cranks, checked the BB, tightened down the crank bolts. Chain is lubed well every ride, it’s at about ¾ - ½ life remaining. I tightened the crank bolts, did not lube them though.
The tick happens on the right side on every downstroke. Not the left side. Not when I descend. Yes when I’m standing. (so not the saddle or post) Enough there for an educated guess? |
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I went through something similar, sound went away when I lubed my rear spline.
Good luck. |
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Does this bike have thru axles? Tighten them.
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Thru-axles should be tightened to torque spec. This is the number one cause of mysterious "bottom bracket" creaks on TA frames.
Given that the Camber is a full suspension frame, when was the last time you did a linkage bearing service? Does the creak only occur when pedaling, or can you recreate it by standing on the pedals and cycling the suspension? Edit: Based on the fact that you said it doesn't happen when descending, it's unlikely to be a linkage bearing issue. |
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Not linkages, bike is silent descending. Not thru Axles. Rear spline - you might be onto something there. Might try that. |
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check your cassette lockring
put a different set of pedals on remove, clean and *lightly* grease your thru axles |
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Pedals - never thought of that. |
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How's the fork looking? Could it be fork bob on some old seals?
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Pull the skewers out and check them, then. Check that all the hub/frame/skewer interfaces are clean and your hub caps are tight.
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Seatpost collar, saddle bolts?
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Drop of lube on any crossed spokes
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Had this kind of issue and it turned out to be a shot qr skewer. Tends to not be the cranks.
skewer and/or cassette/spline 1st, can also be a worn cleat. Also had a FD cage that was hitting the crankarm ever so slightly. |
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Good call. Haven't taken my front wheel out in eons.
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