Bottom Bracket Maintenance
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Bottom Bracket Maintenance
OK, here is a question for mechanics, I recently had my bike tuned up because the bottom bracket was creaking, now after 400 more miles it's back. Shouldn't the maintenance on the bottom bracket last longer than that?
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I'm not a shop mechanic, but ... if and when I fix a creaking bb (presuming that's what it TRULY was) ... it stays fixed. Pretty much the same with pedals, cranks, chainring bolts, cleats, etc.
If they do a good job -- whether it be by cleaning, using decent grease, or the infamous teflon tape wrap method, AND they torque it properly -- it really should go a loooong time without acting up again.
That ALSO presumes that your NEW creak has the same cause as your OLD creak.
Quite often, that's not necessarily the case. Lookie here:
https://sheldonbrown.com/creaks.html
AND
https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=123
Take it back and talk to them. It also matters (to them, most likely) whether that 400 miles took you a MONTH or a YEAR to log....
If they do a good job -- whether it be by cleaning, using decent grease, or the infamous teflon tape wrap method, AND they torque it properly -- it really should go a loooong time without acting up again.
That ALSO presumes that your NEW creak has the same cause as your OLD creak.
Quite often, that's not necessarily the case. Lookie here:
https://sheldonbrown.com/creaks.html
AND
https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=123
Take it back and talk to them. It also matters (to them, most likely) whether that 400 miles took you a MONTH or a YEAR to log....
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Hey, nothing infamous about the teflon tape fix! 500 miles on mine and no creaking. It works.
To the OP, creaks are very hard to chase down and solve. I suspect your LBS tried one option for fixing it, but it might not have been the right one. Or, as neil says, it could be a different creak this time.
To the OP, creaks are very hard to chase down and solve. I suspect your LBS tried one option for fixing it, but it might not have been the right one. Or, as neil says, it could be a different creak this time.