creaking,clicking litespeed

dafty d

hey to all online tonite,so i have a litespeed sienna and its started like a strange creaking high pitched clicking.iv tried all the usual suspects seat post, pedals and cleats,its sounds like its round my cranks, does it when am in and out of the saddle, on smooth roads it aint to bad but on rougher roads it kicks off, its doing my head in,and I was wondering if any one else has had problems like this.any replies or help would be great.thanks

jimmcdonnell

Gritty chain? Try a thorough clean of that just to eliminate it as a possibiltiy - don't forget to clean the cassette and chainrings too. If not, then it'll likely be (as it was on my Tuscany recently) the Bottom bracket. Check the bearing cups (are they called cups still?) are in tight - Shimano say they should be tightened to 3.5-5Nm; with my 19cm long spanner that worked at approximately 20-25kg of oomph. I prefer to work in these technical terms.

I replaced the BB entirely - Dura-Ace only cost £35 - and the clicking has gone. Took about 15 minutes total.

Anonymous

Yep, my siena did the same thing, BB cups tightened up(ultegra), no more clicking etc. Good luck

pinkbikini

One thing to try - take the wheels off, clean around the front and rear dropouts and put a bit of grease on all the contact points where wheel axles and skewers touch the dropouts. Often creaking from dropout/wheel interface sounds like it is coming from the BB area.
Could also be any of about 10 different things though...good luck!

dafty d

hi guys,thanks for all your input into my problem.after i posted last nite i went to town with the bike lube used nearly a full tin
so went on my commute to work today and the noise has gone yipee.but i am going to take it to lbs and get it checked over,just to be sure.cheers everybody

Chris Swansea

Glad you are sorted - always a relief! Silicon spray lube works wonders on saddle rails, cleats, etc. It dries to nothing and solves all sorts squeaks. Get it from B+Q, next to the WD40.