105 10-sp jockey wheels squeaking
07-29-13, 10:11 PM
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105 10-sp jockey wheels squeaking
I've noticed a little squeaking coming from the jockey wheels on my Shimano 105 10-sp RD. Seemed like it started doing it after washing and degreasing my bike's drivetrain. I tried spraying a bit of silicone lubricant in there around the centers of the jockey wheels, but that didn't seem to help. Any recommendations?
07-29-13, 10:37 PM
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You've washed out the oil it depends on to turn smoothly. Remove the entire jockey wheel (note wheel side and off side, in case it's asymmetrical, though I don't think it is). Take the outer covers, and if possible slide out the bushing. Clean everything with a rag, coat with oil, reassemble, and reinstall into the RD and you'll be good to go for a long time, unless you wash the oil out again.
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So do people do this every time they wash/clean their bike?
What type of oil do you recommend? I have some household 3-in-1 in the garage.
What type of oil do you recommend? I have some household 3-in-1 in the garage.
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Don't wash the machinery that aggressively, it needs to stay oiled. I haven't washed a bike in 30-40 years, though all my bikes see their share of rain which sort of does the same thing. The 3in1 is OK, though a heavier oil might be better. The actual needs are very low, it's just that you want something that doesn't wash out so easily.
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Well I took both wheels apart including the bushings, wiped them all clean, and pretty much doused the center of each wheel in oil. Put it back together, and it still squeaks. I don't understand how it could still be squeaking with all that oil in there.
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Got any lube on that chain?
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haha I just now saw this because we're out of town on vacation and just now got to a coffee shop with wifi. It actually turned out to be the chain, and I feel like a dolt now 
I've ridden the bike over 40 miles here in Destin FL with all that squeaking. I meant to bring my chain lube bottle with me on the trip but forgot. So we picked up a bottle here in town, applied it to the chain, and the squeaking is all but gone.
Turns out I forgot to lube the chain after the last time I commuted in the rain. I've never experienced a chain get all squeaky like that before, which is why I ASSumed it was coming from the jockey wheels. But all seems good now.
I've ridden the bike over 40 miles here in Destin FL with all that squeaking. I meant to bring my chain lube bottle with me on the trip but forgot. So we picked up a bottle here in town, applied it to the chain, and the squeaking is all but gone.Turns out I forgot to lube the chain after the last time I commuted in the rain. I've never experienced a chain get all squeaky like that before, which is why I ASSumed it was coming from the jockey wheels. But all seems good now.
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I actually did have a guide pulley on a brand-new Dura-Ace derailleur squeak badly. Chain lube at the pivot was absolutely no help- it wouldn't get around the seal. I had to take it apart, clean and grease the bearing, and put it back together. Squeak went away and never returned. It was a manufacturing error, and a rare one- it just wasn't lubed enough at the factory.
