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  • Hope Hub – annoying creak..
  • paddy0091
    Free Member

    Hi all,

    Got a creak on every revolution of a HOPE Pro 3 hub on Mavic Open Pro wheel.

    LBS cannot work it out, I cannot work it out, so thought I’d test the STW massive 😉

    Anyway, I have a creak > only under load

    Bearings = Perfect
    Freehub = Less than 8 months old, as new
    QR = changing makes no difference to creak
    Dropouts = Greased

    EVERYTHING is fitted together as it should be, just a damned annoying creak every revolution.

    Using a different wheel, the creak stops.

    Any help, please!

    Blazin-saddles
    Free Member

    Check the inner bearing on the freehub body again, that’s usually the source of a creak in those hubs if they’re gonna make a noise.

    Yetiman
    Free Member

    Spokes?

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    paddy0091
    Free Member

    they were super smooth before, but will check again. Cheers

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    Remove the cassette and check the freehub body for cracks.

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    @yetiman, the wheel has just been re-dished/trued, had this issue both before and after

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    Jeez, every bearing and face is perfect. No cracks, nothing missing, nothing broken.

    stick it on the bike: *creak, revolution creak*

    thetallpaul
    Free Member

    Probably a daft question, but are you sat down when the creaks occurs on each revolution? I’ve just traced one of the noises on my bike to the seat tube clamp.
    BTW do chains make cracking sounds?

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    Only under load, so yes, BUT said creaks goes when a different wheel is used, thus it can ONLY be the wheel. 🙁 cheers all

    Dales_rider
    Free Member

    Its a cracked axle

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    ^ cheers, but the axle is fine….

    cultsdave
    Free Member

    I have this same problem and have concluded its to do with the axle/Qr/dropout. With a standard QR it was creaky, then i swapped it with a 10mm thru QR and it got less bad. I slammed some grease in the swappable end caps (Pro 2 evo) and in frame drop outs, problem solved.
    I think its a design flow in the hubs personnaly.
    Friend had the same problem.

    scottfitz
    Free Member

    It mush be loud if you can hear it over the bee in the freewheel.

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    @cultsdave, sounds a bit of a faff, but cheers.

    It does it prior to engaging and whenever I’m not freewheeling, so creaks regardless.

    shortcut
    Full Member

    Is it the cassette interface with the freehub? Stick grease between the two.

    Dales_rider
    Free Member

    Have you had the axle out ?

    zbonty
    Full Member

    Have you fitted the wheel on another bike and experienced the noise?

    ktmblag
    Free Member

    i had problem with spokes creaking

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    Stripped entirely, cleaned everything, greased QR face/frame and it appears to have shutup, at least on the spin down the street.

    Will give a bigger report back after tomorrows ride.

    thanks for the suggestions all

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