Wheel creaks in a specific frame- Help!
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Wheel creaks in a specific frame- Help!
I have a rear wheel that makes a pretty loud creak/clicking sound when its installed on a specific frame. It installed on a different frame it makes no noise. If I install a different rear wheel on the same frame there is no noise.
Wheel in question is a Campy Proton and it only makes the noise when on my Ridley Damocles (carbon rear dropouts). If I put any other wheel in my ridley there is no noise. If I put the Proton wheel in another frame there is no noise.
I have overhauled the hub, checked all torques, spoke tension, greased everything, tried different skewers ect....
I am beginning to think it may have something to do with how the Axle faces are interfacing with the carbon dropouts as the proton's axle is a bit smaller where it contacts the frame than any of the other wheels I use.
Anyone ever experience anything like this?
Wheel in question is a Campy Proton and it only makes the noise when on my Ridley Damocles (carbon rear dropouts). If I put any other wheel in my ridley there is no noise. If I put the Proton wheel in another frame there is no noise.
I have overhauled the hub, checked all torques, spoke tension, greased everything, tried different skewers ect....
I am beginning to think it may have something to do with how the Axle faces are interfacing with the carbon dropouts as the proton's axle is a bit smaller where it contacts the frame than any of the other wheels I use.
Anyone ever experience anything like this?
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Is the inside of the dropout scored? Or marked from having other dropouts clamped into it? Also just to clarify - the circular contact area of the end of each locknut is smaller than your other wheels?
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Yep the inside of the dropout is scored, not badly but noticeable. And yes the circular contact area is a bit smaller on the proton than on my other wheels which use Record hubs that have more of a traditional hex nut shape.





