Coker Spoke Creak

oxfordrider said:

*I've noticed my spokes creaking when I mount my Coker? Is
this normal? The wheel is still true. *

No, it's not normal, if it's the spokes they're rubbing and
wearing and will eventually fail (and you'll be up sh . .
uh, spoke creek), but first: Check your cranks - put anti-
seize on the bolts, then use a torque wrench and tighten
them to 40 ft/lbs., 54 Nm, or 5.53 kgf-m. That's the easy
thing to check, if that's not it, then you'll need to
address the spokes (don't forget the zip code). My
recommendation is to find an expert like U-Turn. You didn't
mention if your Coker is stock or new - when my standard
Coker was new, it was singing almost all the time (very
badly off key). Some of the noise was the cranks and some
was the spokes - U-turn fixed the spokes. Now my Coker is
always so quiet that I startle people.:eek:

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brian.slater - Nellfurtiti, the Wonder Cat

Brian C. Slater
AKA: Snoopy

Ok, I am now officially in my normal state of -advanced- confusion.
Don't try to confuse me, it won't make any difference.

"To not decide is to decide" - undecided
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