hitman Posted March 16, 2009 Share Recently my Litespeed Ghisallo has started to make some wierd creaking noises when I ride it. I have FSA SL cranks and KEO pedals and Ksyrium SL wheels on the frame. The creaking used to only happen when standing and climbing or sprinting, but has now starting making a similar clicking noise when applying pressure on my right pedal in the downstroke. I have had the torque checked on the BB and chainring nuts and the pedals, so everything is secured tightly.... Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 16, 2009 Share Take out the BB and clean and then lube it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted March 16, 2009 Share check the stem bolts aswell. Those things are buggers when comming to mysterious sounds. Don't just re-tighten stuff. Undo, re-grease and torque correctly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted March 16, 2009 Share Could be any number of things, remove, and clean the seatpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 16, 2009 Share ok thanks guys....i see a busy afternoon ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted March 16, 2009 Share Hi HitmanI had a similar problem sometime ago. I stripped and searched everything that I thought it could be - even changed seatpostMy "two cents" worth - is check your pedals. A mate of mine had the same issues. Told him to take the pedals off and give good clean and lubricate very well when turning the pedals back into cranks.We both found we were getting "creak" when pedalling hard or standing.Lubricated the pedal threads and between pedal and crank - HEY PRESTO problem gone. Hope this helps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudda Posted March 16, 2009 Share Check 4 cracks (is it aluminium?)What the shops do is press with foot against the bottom bracket/crank to get the frame to flex. Listen for a clicking noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 16, 2009 Share thanks mrm - will try the pedal cleaning option and see how it goes.... mudda... no its a titanium frame but will check it too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted March 16, 2009 Share Ti frames sometimes develop a creaking noise in the bb. This is not due to a failure of any sort, it has momething to do with the Ti thread liking/not liking the thread on the BB.The most common cure that I know of is to remove the bb, clean the thread, and wrap the bb thread in teflon tape (can get a roll from a place with plumbing supplies) & re-install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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