"Ticking" from front end
11-20-17, 09:30 AM
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"Ticking" from front end
I've got an older low mileage Edge fork on my carbon Trek frame that has a noise coming from the steerer tube area that I can't seem to permanently remediate... I'm fairly convinced it's the compression nut assembly loosening over a few rides and knocking against the inside of the stem. I can take the stem off, torque down the compression nut inside the steerer and the noise goes away for a few rides. A couple weeks ago I applied some blue loktite to the threads and as of yesterday the "tick" has returned...
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Maybe try a different compession plug.
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Have you lubed all the surfaces of the plug? I find that with the bolt and the conical surfaces well lubed it all settles in better and stays quieter too. But this is pretty much tick/creak 101. Take things apart, clean, reassemble with best lube/isolating compound/locking compound possible. Andy.
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