Originally Posted by
bkaapcke
Make sure the bolt the idler pulley rides/slides on is clean and lubed. Idlers can be noisy. Also, make sure that chain isn't too long. It looks like there is a lot of slack in it. bk
Well as I mentioned earlier, it makes the noise whether or not the chain is on the idler. But I should check the idler anyway, it's the one part that I have not fully inspected.
I think the chain looks slackish in the picture because it is on the innermost chainring and only the middle cog-- I followed the instructions pretty carefully when I prepped it. But I'll have to give it another look, with the chain on the largest ring, to see if there is still too much slack.
Thanks.