Jockey Wheel Noise

thescouselander
thescouselander Posts: 549
edited July 2013 in Workshop
Has anyone got any tips on reducing Jockey wheel noise? I have everything set up on my bike pretty much perfectly as far as I can tell. Gear changes are immediate and smooth, there is no running on the FD, the chain is the right length etc. Despite all this the jockey wheels make a bit of a noise when I'm in the big ring and this has always been the case. On the smaller ring the setup is dead quiet. I can only assume the higher tension and faster chain speed on the big ring is causing the noise.

Any ideas?

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  • sharky1029
    sharky1029 Posts: 188
    Assuming they are not worn, take the jockey wheels out and give them a good clean and relube the bushings with a thick chain lube (Not grease). Reinstall everything, relube chain and they should be quieter.
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Not grease? I have always used that on mine. Should I redo with lube? If so what is thick enough? Just normal wet lube? Squirt?
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 549
    I'll give it a go to see if it works. To be honest everything is pretty new as I upgraded the groupset not too long back so it will still have the factory lube on the bushes. I also found the previous derailleur made exactly the same noises. One thing that might be a factor is I like to run with the minimum of lube on the chain to keep things clean - perhaps a bit more lube will be quieter.

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