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02-16-09, 10:45 PM
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oil?
So when I pedal my bike squeaks. I know it is not the pedals it is something near the bike i.e. derailleur or something similar, I lubed my chain so my question is what do I use to lube the plates of the derailleur and such?
02-16-09, 10:58 PM
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By plates on the derailleur do you mean the front derailleur cage? Or the jockey wheels on the rear derailleur? In either case a bit of your chain lube on the moving parts of a derailleur will work fine...
02-16-09, 11:00 PM
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If you lubed the chain and the drive train is still squeaking, it needs to be cleaned. Get yourself a light degreaser of some kind (I use citrus stuff but there are lots of options) and a tooth brush and go to work on the chain, derailleur pulleys, and chainrings. Then a few drops of lube on the chain rollers and RD pivot points and squeaking should stop.
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It could be someting else, like the bottom bracket - cranck joints; that is a notorious squeaker.
02-17-09, 11:18 AM
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Spray the entire bike with WD-40. I do that all the time for noises.
No, wait a minute,......I've never done that.
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Make sure all of the chain ring mounting bolts are properly tightened. I had a really hard to find squeak one time and that is where it turned out to be coming from.
