creaky bottom bracket

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Rosco
hello,

I ride a specialized allez elite, the al. frame and have had the bike about a year. I have had a
problem where my bottom bracket makes a sharp creak when I torque on the pedals, such as if I'm in a
low gear and a low speed and try to accelerate quickly. I have removed the entire bottom bracket
assembly and liberally greased all the needed areas and the problem persists. Any advice?

thanks, Rosco

Could be the sound is coming from something other than the bottom bracket. See the suggestions and illustrated methods on Park Tool's website at URL:
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/creaking_and_squeaking.shtml
or
http://tinyurl.com/yw4vu

try tightening your cranks down more. My guess is that you're cranks are not torqued to spec (quite
a bit of force)

david

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Quoted message said:

hello,

I ride a specialized allez elite, the al. frame and have had the bike about a year. I have had a
problem where my bottom bracket makes a sharp creak when I torque on the pedals, such as if I'm in
a low gear and a low speed and try to accelerate quickly. I have removed the entire bottom bracket
assembly and liberally greased all the needed areas and the problem persists. Any advice?

thanks, Rosco

If that doesn't work, try using teflon plumber's tape around the BB threads instead of grease. It
was the only thing that eliminated my new-found squeak.

-Collin

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Quoted message said:

try tightening your cranks down more. My guess is that you're cranks are

not

Quoted message said:

torqued to spec (quite a bit of force)

david

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Quoted message said:

hello,

I ride a specialized allez elite, the al. frame and have had the bike about a year. I have had a
problem where my bottom bracket makes a sharp creak when I torque on the pedals, such as if I'm
in a low gear and a low speed and try to accelerate quickly. I have removed the entire bottom
bracket assembly and liberally greased all the needed areas and the problem persists. Any
advice?

thanks, Rosco

I've had this problem in the past, and no amount of adjustment seemed to help. It turned out the
problem was in the pedals. Not saying this is your problem, just don't rule it out.

"May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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Rosco said:

hello,

I ride a specialized allez elite, the al. frame and have
had the bike about a year. I have had a problem where my
bottom bracket makes a sharp creak when I torque on the
pedals, such as if I'm in a low gear and a low speed and
try to accelerate quickly. I have removed the entire
bottom bracket assembly and liberally greased all the
needed areas and the problem persists. Any advice?

I've had noises like this before that I though for sure was
coming from the crank but in fact were coming from the
pedals. Check the pedal bearings and re-pack and/or splooge
on the grease as necessary. Paint a little grease your clip-
springs ( if any).

CRM

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thanks, Rosco