New Litespeed creeking headset

Are you sure it's not the stem and bar that's creaking? I had a Ti stem
with a 3ttt Prima bars that creaked out of the saddle. Greased the bar and
the creak was gonzo.

Tom
"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like

crazy

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when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there. I
had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can

sometimes

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cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

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I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like crazy
when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there. I
had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can sometimes
cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

I had this problem from quite a few spots.
a.) the front wheel quick release had to be super tight or it would
creak, american classic micro front hub/american classic quick
release.
b.) if I moved the stem and the position of the spacers relative to
the stem, creaking would come and go away.
c.) tiny crack in handlebars, doubt this is your problem
d.) front brake/front brake cable rubbing against shifter

I've read reports of this problem described in owners forums on their
website. Contact Litespeed's technical support at 800.743.3796 for
help. It's a free call.

"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message news:<xFiCc.93256$eu.36803@attbi_s02>...

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I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like crazy
when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there. I
had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can sometimes
cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

I called them. They would prefer that I take it to a local dealer and have
them look at it or even have it returned to the factory to be looked at.

I don't want to do this. I don't want to be without the bike and it would
be nice to fix it myself if possible. Just trying to gather information on
the problem. I am pretty convinced that it is coming from the inserts.
I'll try a few more things to make sure.

Jay

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I've read reports of this problem described in owners forums on their
website. Contact Litespeed's technical support at 800.743.3796 for
help. It's a free call.

"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like

crazy

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can

sometimes

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message news:<lCJCc.112473$0y.24934@attbi_s03>...

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I called them. They would prefer that I take it to a local dealer and have
them look at it or even have it returned to the factory to be looked at.

I don't want to do this. I don't want to be without the bike and it would
be nice to fix it myself if possible. Just trying to gather information on
the problem. I am pretty convinced that it is coming from the inserts.
I'll try a few more things to make sure.

Jay

"flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've read reports of this problem described in owners forums on their
website. Contact Litespeed's technical support at 800.743.3796 for
help. It's a free call.

"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like

crazy

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can

sometimes

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

Ride your other bikes. If you don't have one, get one. The
turnaround time varies depending upon how busy they are and if they
dispute your warranty claim. I had a cracked frame repaired in two
weeks and a different broken frame replacement took over six weeks,
and they didn't give me a hassle in either case, but it took a lot
longer for the replacement.

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Subject: Re: New Litespeed creeking headset
From: [email hidden] (flatline)
Date: 6/24/2004 12:58 PM Eastern Standard Time
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I've read reports of this problem described in owners forums on their
website. Contact Litespeed's technical support at 800.743.3796 for
help. It's a free call.

"Jay" <dude@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I just purchased a new Litespeed Siena, and the head tube creeks like crazy
when I stand on it to climb hills. I took the bearings out and put some
grease around them to see if it would effect it. Sound is still there. I
had a friend tell me that the bearing inserts in the headtube can sometimes
cause this noise.

Not sure what to do. Was thinking about getting some green locktite and
putting in between the headtube and the inserts to see if that stops it.

Anyone have suggestions?

Jay

I know two people who purchased a Sienna last year and both complained about
the creaking headset. Their LBS removed the cups, replaced the cups, lubed the
cups-more than once on each bike. The bikes still creaked. Checked the stem
bolts. Checked the handlebar. Checked the waterbottle bolts. Checked the
seatpost & saddle bolts. Both still creaked. Sent the bikes to Litespeed. Got
the bikes back. Still creaked. Litespeed said something to the effect that
their mech couldn't hear any creaks or get the bikes to creak. Also suggested
that perhaps the LBS didn't know how to properly work on Litespeed bikes. One
person took their bike to a couple of other bike shops and those bike shops had
no luck getting rid of the craking noise. So both people no longer own a
Litespeed, got rid of them as soon as they could. This is, of course, not the
case with every Litespeed. I have one and have had no problems with it. Course
mine does not have an integrated headset. Sometimes Litespeed does not do a
very good job with their customer service.

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Sometimes Litespeed does not do a very good job with
their customer service.

Hey did a great job with me when my chainstay broke at the dropout
weld at the end of the first week of an 8 week riding trip in France
(became the perminent sag wagon driver). Kept it for seven weeks
after I got home saying that the delay was in repainting...promised a
whole new paint job. Returned it with no paint and no explaination
why it took 7 weeks. Were astonished when I questioned if they had
examined any of the other welds..."no why should we?" Love the
Classic though.