Originally Posted by
daveappen
Could you reproduce the creak just by applying weight/load on the driveside pedal while it was in the 6 o'clock position, without actually rotating the pedal/crank? Or did the creak only happen while the crank was rotating and at what point in the rotation did it occur?
Also, how did you finally figure this out?
No, the crank had to be in motion for it to creak. The creak occured as the driveside crank arm passed from the 3:00 to 6:00 position.
Finally figured out it was the bottom bracket sleeve when I got it on the trainer and saw the chainring was moving laterally relative to the front derailleur cage, which had never happened before on this bike. I took the crank and bottom bracket off and could wiggle the sleeve inside the frame with my hand, which is definitely not supposed to happen.
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