squeaky hubs

clarkson

my pro 2's have started squeaking, rear. is this because its got water in or just needs a strip and re-grease? will be stripping them, just need to know what to look out for.

nicklouse

your bearings might need replacing. is your disc catching?

clarkson

no the disc is fine. just the hub is slightly squeaky. its fairly quiet and i only noticed it today.

LaurenceGough

nicklouse wrote:

your bearings might need replacing. is your disc catching?

What do you mean disk catching?

I noticed my bike seems to be making a fair bit more noise than it used to, kinda like a scratching noise... It's probably a bearing in the rear hub because if I push my weight onto the saddle (jump kinda) I can make it worse.

Still goes fine though. I noticed my front disk brake is now buckled a little also .

clarkson

its not an old hub; only had it since july, i shouldnt have thought they would have gone that quick!

skyliner

Do you jetwash the bike, or use heavy or non water soluble degreasers?

clarkson

nope, i use a hose but only just to get it wet, but even then its basically a dribble. im paranoid of screwing up my bearings. gets cleaned with muc off, although i so use white spirit on a toothbrush to clean the cassette and chain.