Acerunner Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Evening gents, My anthem X is making this terrible clicking/cracking sound, and its comming from the middle suspension, any1 out there who can help or has the same pgoblem? Just serviced the bearings... Cheers Ace
Xander Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 hi. it could be a lot of different things. check your saddle rails on your seat, they tend to click/crack when they get worn out.check your pedals make sure your jokey wheels aren't slipping, they can also make noise make sure bottom bracket is tight and not loose check for small cracks on frame or on the crank arm did they service the shock as well? those pivot points also needs to stay greased hope you get it fix and continue to enjoy cycling without the noise.
floatfox Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Giant anthem x has pressfit bb..very possibly your bb that has a bit of water and dirt. But yes could be seat post or seat rails, crankset or pedals.
SimpleDom Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I have this often on my Anthem. A clean and spray of appropriate lube sorts it out for me.
missioner Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Suspension bearings are seized. I have seen it a few times before and not just on the Anthem. What happens is over time the bearings fill up with dust and water causing the bearing to become locked up. The biggest culprits are the bearings in the lower arm by the crank. Add that to a rear shock that doesn't get pumped regularly and when the suspension gets loaded the now seized bearing gets turned inside the frame. The metal shell of the bearing is pressed into the frame as a "tight" fit when it moves this causes a loud cracking sound. This situation I describe is serious and must be resolved ASAP. If the bike is left in this state it WILL result in frame failure. It is simple to check, take out the rear wheel and undo the bolt on the shock connected to the suspension. Move the suspension by hand through it range of motion. If it is notchy and tight feeling it needs help and fast. In some cases it may even "self centralise", if so it's in a seriously bad state. As an aside, most frame builders will only honour the warranty on their duallie frames if the bearings get replaced according to specific intervals. Make certain of the T's & c's if any from your specific manufacturer. Generally from my experience many owners don't know about this until it's too late and have a broken bike.
floatfox Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 He says that the bearings have just been serviced...
Acerunner Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 Thnx for the replys gents, will give it a go!
Acerunner Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 hi. it could be a lot of different things. check your saddle rails on your seat, they tend to click/crack when they get worn out.check your pedals make sure your jokey wheels aren't slipping, they can also make noise make sure bottom bracket is tight and not loose check for small cracks on frame or on the crank arm did they service the shock as well? those pivot points also needs to stay greased hope you get it fix and continue to enjoy cycling without the noise. dude! it was the saddle rails!!! thank you so much!!!! Been struggleing with this for a VERY long time!!
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