30-speed Fixie - help!

johnny-marrone
johnny-marrone Posts: 21
edited April 2011 in Workshop
In the quest to track down an annoying creak on my Specialized Tricross I removed the casette and freewheel hub (not sure if this is the correct technical description) cleaned it all up and re-assembled. The casette/freewheel spins like a dream when off the bike however, when clamped back into the frame becomes fixed!

I'm not sure if I have failed to replace an essential washer (none were left after re-assembling) or have over-greased the run that the free wheel hub/shims fit into. The axel spins freely and has not been over tightened. I plan to take it all apart again tonight and clean out the grease but would be grateful for any thoughts of what might have gone wrong.

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  • panic over, after a bit of head scratching I worked out that I'd put one of the washers back in the wrong order. Not sure if its fixed the creak yet though!