over the last 2 weeks have been trying to isolate the noise. couldnt figure it out. was in all gears. Lubed/cleaned everything almost daily (bike's gonna look similar to Hippy's project if i keep that up😉 )
FINALLY figured out it was the RearDerailleur Jockey wheels!
Never really paid these little guys much attention but noticed they have a lot of play in them. a quick squirt and no more noise. Yeah😄
How tight should these suckers be? The Derailleur is about 8 yrs old now and been commuting almost everyday on it so it may be going to the great 'shed' in the sky depending upon what you good people can tell me The derailleur works fine so are these a replaceable part? (8spd DeoreLX)
Originally posted by flyingdutch Damn annoying squeaking/squealing noise😠 😠 😠
over the last 2 weeks have been trying to isolate the noise. couldnt figure it out. was in all gears. Lubed/cleaned everything almost daily (bike's gonna look similar to Hippy's project if i keep that up😉 )
FINALLY figured out it was the RearDerailleur Jockey wheels!
Never really paid these little guys much attention but noticed they have a lot of play in them. a quick squirt and no more noise. Yeah😄
How tight should these suckers be? The Derailleur is about 8 yrs old now and been commuting almost everyday on it so it may be going to the great 'shed' in the sky depending upon what you good people can tell me The derailleur works fine so are these a replaceable part? (8spd DeoreLX)
Originally posted by flyingdutch How tight should these suckers be?
<bait>On the best gear, Shimano</bait>, they are tightened down.. um.. tight, yeah.
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The derailleur works fine so are these a replaceable part?
You can replace the derailer or the jockey wheels. Jockey wheel replacements can be found in heaps of cool colours to trick up your bike too 🙂 You can get plastic or alu wheels too.
If they are just squeaking though and you've fixed that, you probably don't need to replace them at all.. I usually destroy a derailer before I have to swap its jockey wheels.. but I'm a low maintenance kinda dude.
Originally posted by flyingdutch How tight should these suckers be?
<bait>On the best gear, Shimano</bait>, they are tightened down.. um.. tight, yeah.
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The derailleur works fine so are these a replaceable part?
You can replace the derailer or the jockey wheels. Jockey wheel replacements can be found in heaps of cool colours to trick up your bike too 🙂 You can get plastic or alu wheels too.
If they are just squeaking though and you've fixed that, you probably don't need to replace them at all.. I usually destroy a derailer before I have to swap its jockey wheels.. but I'm a low maintenance kinda dude.
hth hippy
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except the [censored] ones have those awful rubber boot things that serve no useful purpose, unlike the infallible Campy ones ;P
Seriously though, you can get a pair BBB jockey wheels for around $12 bucks, as hippy said, in fashion colours. They fit either Shimano or Campy because they come with a range of spacers so you can choose the spacers that match your make and speed.
I bought some for a friend and they work just fine.
Speaking of drivetrains and maintenance, I did a wipe and lube of the chain, cassette and derailleur on the MTB today, but I wonder about how effective I was. There still seemed to be an awful lot of road grit still on the chain and other bits and pieces.(been riding in the wet) What's the best way to get rid of that sort of thing? What little mechanical sympathy I have cringes at the idea of grit mixed in with the lube, but trying to clean it out with an old tshirt only got me so far.
Speaking of drivetrains and maintenance, I did a wipe and lube of the chain, cassette and derailleur on the MTB today, but I wonder about how effective I was. There still seemed to be an awful lot of road grit still on the chain and other bits and pieces.(been riding in the wet) What's the best way to get rid of that sort of thing? What little mechanical sympathy I have cringes at the idea of grit mixed in with the lube, but trying to clean it out with an old tshirt only got me so far.
Well.. with motorcycle chains...
Clean it with liberal applications of kero or WD40, then relube with a decent chainwax. Use a cutdown 1" paintbrush to dislodge the stubborn grit.
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hippy said:
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Originally posted by flyingdutch How tight should these suckers be?
<bait>On the best gear, Shimano</bait>, they are tightened down.. um.. tight, yeah.
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The derailleur works fine so are these a replaceable part?
You can replace the derailer or the jockey wheels. Jockey wheel replacements can be found in heaps of cool colours to trick up your bike too 🙂 You can get plastic or alu wheels too.
If they are just squeaking though and you've fixed that, you probably don't need to replace them at all.. I usually destroy a derailer before I have to swap its jockey wheels.. but I'm a low maintenance kinda dude.
hth hippy
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except the [censored] ones have those awful rubber boot things that serve no useful purpose, unlike the infallible Campy ones ;P
Seriously though, you can get a pair BBB jockey wheels for around $12 bucks, as hippy said, in fashion colours. They fit either Shimano or Campy because they come with a range of spacers so you can choose the spacers that match your make and speed.
I bought some for a friend and they work just fine.
-- Nick
More importantly the BBBs come with sealed bearings rather than just a bush. Good, cheap and better than original.
