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PLURPIMPIN

10-27-05 10:22 PM

creaking crank

my crank is creaking when i pedal, the crank bolts are tight what could it be? i'm taking them off and reinstalling tomorrow to put a bash guard on, should i grease the spindle on the bb or cranks themselves, or crank bolts or anything when i put them back on? right now they're on with no grease, could this be my problem?

ppc	10-28-05 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PLURPIMPIN

my crank is creaking when i pedal, the crank bolts are tight what could it be?

Are you 100% certain it's the crank? It could be in the general area (pedals, rings, ring bolts, BB, frame...). I've had noises that I could swear were coming from a certain component, that I eventually tracked down the source of at the opposite end of the bike :)

Goldnblazer

10-29-05 04:30 PM

I was getting some creaking from my crank area, also.
I tightened down the bolts on the chain rings and it went away. Had to get them pretty snug for the creak to go away completely.

Mike

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