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[Paul smith]

...summit squeaking..doing my nut in...thought it might be bb or cranks..took bolt off left crank..there,s a threaded spindle..which you use the crank puller to pull crank off with right?..took me all of 30 seconds to balls the thread up on this spindle..there,s still some thead there..bike can still be ridden..just don,t feel like it much now with this squeak..so what,s the next step?..lbs?..i hate bikes.

 

[soundwave]

tho it could be anything unless you can pin point where it is coming from as i had one where the main pivot bolt was coming loose and found out it was that when it fell off and cost 25 quid for a new one bit of lock tight and not moved since.

also had to change the head set bearings as had one from that but it is just wear and tear.

sounds like it is time for a full service and strip down to check all the bearings ect is about 80 quid at my lbs.

 

[Paul smith]

Ok..speak English to me now..main pivot bolt?..head set bearings??..forum does my head in..

 

[soundwave]

pivot bolt is right of the rear sus and holds the rear end on one top and bottom.

 

[soundwave]

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not sure if there the right ones but if you fit them to the crank arms you can dump the crank puller, if the thred is ok that is on the crank.

 

[Gringo]

Ok..speak English to me now..main pivot bolt?..head set bearings??..forum does my head in..

OK so you hate bikes and this forum dose your head in, is this some sort of reverse way asking for help
Head bearings ?
The part of your frame where the forks fit is caled the head & the forks turn on bearings, referred to as a head set.
Main pivot bolt ?
on a full suspension bike the rear wheel conects to the main frame via a swing arm, the swing arm moves up and down or pivots against the main frame, the bolt that holds the swing arm to the frame is known as the pivot bolt.
Any place where's there's movement needs lubricant, my most anoying squeaks were pedal bearings and a bushing ( bearing ) on my suspension seatpost.

 

[Paul smith]

Ok...thanks wave an gringo....I don,t think it,s the pivots perhaps I should of added.. squeak is rather random an only happens when peddling..but not all the time..it was very loud the other week..im sure it,s coming from the cranks or the bb..bike just over 2 years old an done over 3000 miles..do you rekon it might be time to have new ones fitted?...as for forum doing my head in..i shouldn,t have said that...just one of them days yesterday..i knew as soon as I seen a magpie 1st thing in the morning I shoulda gone back to bed...oh well...

 

[mike killay]

OK so you hate bikes and this forum dose your head in, is this some sort of reverse way asking for help
Head bearings ?
The part of your frame where the forks fit is caled the head & the forks turn on bearings, referred to as a head set.
Main pivot bolt ?
on a full suspension bike the rear wheel conects to the main frame via a swing arm, the swing arm moves up and down or pivots against the main frame, the bolt that holds the swing arm to the frame is known as the pivot bolt.
Any place where's there's movement needs lubricant, my most anoying squeaks were pedal bearings and a bushing ( bearing ) on my suspension seatpost.

I have heard it called the 'Oh Jesus!' bolt

 

[Gringo]

squeak is rather random an only happens when peddling..but not all the time..it was very loud the other week..

A Simple thing often forgoten, try retightening you pedals. A almost tight pedal can creak randomly, back them off a half turn then do them up again.
Worth a try