Originally Posted by
D(C)
Grease can't hurt. See what it does. I've found that a lot of cheap stems with 2-bolt faceplates creak when standing and putting a load on one side of the bars or the other.
+1
my friend has this same creaking and he complains about it all the time and he has a two-bolt faceplate.
He figures once he upgrades to a thomson or a more secure 4-bolt faceplate in general, the creaking will stop.