Buggington

Hello again!

I'm sure people are probably fed up with me posting about my creaking Landy but it's bugging me.

Here's the story; after a long ride, or harsh off roading (over tree roots at 15-20mph) or a long period of standing on the pedals I get a creaking coming from the front of the bike, seemingly from the headset area. I've had the headset bearings replaced already, and I can see grease coming out from the bottom cups, so it's been greased.

Some stuff I've noticed:

1. It only seems to happen after a lot of stress (mentioned this)
2. The sound can be replicated by wedging the front wheel between my legs and trying to move the bars
3. It's worse when there's weight on the front
4. If I lift the front of the bike up and turn the wheel 90 degrees to the right there seems to be a click

Any idea what this might be? It's driving me nuts!

Thanks,
Buggington

Buggington

Erm, bump

MilitantPotato

Break down, re-grease, and re-torque everything (but the head-set.)
Start with the easy stuff like stem and handlebar mating surface, steerer tube, and quick release axle. Are you 100% sure you're closing the quick release with enough force? It should take a decent effort, and leave an imprint on your hand.

storckm

Can you post close up pictures of your front end, especially of the head tube area?

Buggington

MilitantPotato: The quick release takes most of my strength to do up (I only weigh 115 pounds, so that adds up). I've tried swapping wheels and it hasn't made a difference. Can you grease a GR axle???

storckm: You mean with it all fully assembled?

Cheers,