Creaking rear wheel? hub?

anjasola
anjasola Posts: 145
edited August 2014 in Workshop
Tracked a creaking noise dow to rear wheel? hub? Ambrosio Excellight with Zenith hub, any ideas how to cure it?

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  • JayKosta
    JayKosta Posts: 635
    Start by checking the spoke tension, and also look for any side-to-side wobble.
    Squeeze pairs of spokes together all around both sides of the wheel - if the 'feel' of any pair of spokes is significantly different (or there is wobble), have the wheel trued and spokes adjusted.
    note: hitting a large hole/obstacle could cause this.

    Also use your fingers to try moving the rim side-to-side - a very tiny amount of movement is ok, but more than about 1 mm could mean a problem with the bearings.

    Jay Kosta
    Endwell NY USA

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