Crank creaking noise

[Larry]

What could this be caused by?

[owen62]

Do you by any chance use Look pedals?

[turtlek]

owen it wont be because of the make of pedals i have had shimano time look and speedplay squeak because of play on the bearings

 

 

 

Larry hold the pedal on the base of the pedal and pull up and down if there is play there might be part of your problem

 

 

 

other parts that could squeak are your bottom bracket your crank arms that are not tightened correctly and possibly even your headset or the front wheel quick release springs that are worn

[owen62]

But look are normally the biggest squeaking culprits

[Larry]

ya i have look keo sprints

[turtlek]

owen you clearly dont work on many bikes!! all pedals will make a noise when the axle has play on the bearings some are more violent and are more of a loud click but most of the time it is a squeakturtlek2009-07-07 13:09:38

[Larry]

the pedals seem to be loose on the axel as i can move it a tiny bit from side to side on the axel thaks guys, just glad its not the frame

 

 

[Larry]

how would i tighten the pedal on the axel

 

 

[Larry]

do you need a special tool for tightening the pedalonto the axel

 

 

[DaveVTC]

i had this problem. on your non-driveside crank arm there should be 2 bolts attaching the crankarm to the BB. just make sure those bolts are tight ....wen my crank started creaking all i did was tighten them nd presto. it was silent

[Larry]

tried that but bolts are as tight as i gonna get them, thanks anyway.

[Page]

Have you checked the chain ring bolts?Can cause creaking noise

[owen62]

owen you clearly dont work on many bikes!! all pedals will make a noise when the axle has play on the bearings some are more violent and are more of a loud click but most of the time it is a squeak

Then give him a solution - as I was in the process of doing - And yes - I am not a bike mechanic - far more qualified than that!!

And I have never worked on Look pedals - changed to Shimano - and guess what - SILENCE!!

And the advice to change pedals came from a bike mechanic at a bike shop - clearly he also 'dont work on many bikes' (sic)

owen622009-07-07 23:01:03

[owen62]

Now Larry - hopefully I can offer a possible solution without interruption - check that the noise is not being caused by the contact between your cleats and your pedals - my mechanic who clearly 'dont work on many bikes' told me that that is what he found to be a common problem with some pedals (dare not mention a brand here - but normally the type you are using) owen622009-07-07 23:27:28

[Larry]

How would i tighten the pedal to the axel?

[AndreZA]

It might just sound like it comes from the BB/crank area but it can come from the seatpost or even stem/headset. If you are seating and the sound occurs then try standing and see if it still does. See if it occurs when you pull on the handlebars. See if it squeeks on both down strokes.