p_ruskin Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 While riding today a loud creaking sound started to come either from my BB or the area around it on the frame. I need a larger wrench so i can take my BB out so i couldn't check tonight. Its getting louder and louder, and you can feel the creak through the cranks while pedalling, its quite off putting. The frame is a 2010 onza comp. I have looked for cracks around that area and i don't THINK i have found on, but there is either a very questionable weld or a possible crack where the seat tube connects the the BB yoke, I'm averagely sure its not a crack. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? And what i could do about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-comp-kierz Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 While riding today a loud creaking sound started to come either from my BB or the area around it on the frame. I need a larger wrench so i can take my BB out so i couldn't check tonight. Its getting louder and louder, and you can feel the creak through the cranks while pedalling, its quite off putting. The frame is a 2010 onza comp. I have looked for cracks around that area and i don't THINK i have found on, but there is either a very questionable weld or a possible crack where the seat tube connects the the BB yoke, I'm averagely sure its not a crack. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? And what i could do about it? This ALWAYS happens to me I took my cranks and bb off greased up my bb threads and that but it still happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 This ALWAYS happens to me I took my cranks and bb off greased up my bb threads and that but it still happens It started when i landed strange on a wall, i have already removed the cranks and cleaned greased everything but it just keeps getting louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Still no joy then? Just a thought... Got a spare BB? Might be BB bearings died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 It may be either pedal or BB bearings. This happened to me and there was a creak from both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Still no joy then? Just a thought... Got a spare BB? Might be BB bearings died. No its got worse! I have a tryall BB in the other frame, but the standard BB tool doesn't fit into the cups so i cant get it out. If i manage to i will try it and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 I had this really really badly a bit ago. I think we found out the reason for it was the crank arm had become loose/ deformed or something. I fixed it be using some sticky back aluminium tape and did a few layers of that over the end end of the BB arm bit. When I put everything back together it was returned to its former glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 I had this really really badly a bit ago. I think we found out the reason for it was the crank arm had become loose/ deformed or something. I fixed it be using some sticky back aluminium tape and did a few layers of that over the end end of the BB arm bit. When I put everything back together it was returned to its former glory So if i put my other cranks on this BB, and the cranks i have been using on the other BB, and see if it still happens on either of them, i will know which it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Need a new BB mate, happened to me today. but the bearings are so screwed my axle wobbles haha (this is what happens if you ignore it) done this to several BBs now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-comp-kierz Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Need a new BB mate, happened to me today. but the bearings are so screwed my axle wobbles haha (this is what happens if you ignore it) done this to several BBs now My BB has just started doing that now aswell Time for another bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 So if i put my other cranks on this BB, and the cranks i have been using on the other BB, and see if it still happens on either of them, i will know which it is? Yeah I guess that would work Mine felt distinctly creaky on one side so I didn't need to try and work out which side it was, it was the drive side that went on mine. My dad was saying its something to do with the BB being steel and the crank being aluminium which is obviously softer; so it deforms eaiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Yeah I guess that would work Mine felt distinctly creaky on one side so I didn't need to try and work out which side it was, it was the drive side that went on mine. My dad was saying its something to do with the BB being steel and the crank being aluminium which is obviously softer; so it deforms eaiser. The non drive side is more creaky than the drive side on mine. I will try and get a new BB sorted out ASAP anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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