Fable: thank you for the incredibly sincere reply. The squeaking: my bb is shot after about 4-5 months. I fashioned a new awl for the crank puller from a bolt with the head rounded. Got the cranks off then went to loosen the bb cups and they may as well have just been hand tight on there. Definitely way too loose and I'm pretty sure my bb is shot. It makes a really ear-bleeding grinding sound when turned. I tried cleaning out any dirt that could have snuck in, but no dice. Until my new bb comes I'm just going to deal with the squeaking because what else could it ruin? nothing really.