My Hope BB developed a creak recently, so took things apart and cleaned out the bearings...
The creak is still there though and I'm wonderring if i'm doing the cranks up too tight or too loose,
On the hope website it shows a video of setting the BB up with Shimano cranks, and suggests not tightening up the cranks too much, but how does that relate tot he raceface ??
Tried doing it proper tight and quite loose, and it creaks both ways. The bearings seem nice and smooth, anything else I should check ??
Thanks
Aren't Raceface designed that there is a "stop" on the crank arm- so providing you have the right amount of spacers on you shouldn't be able to overtighten them..
Yeah I think you're meant to tighten up RF cranks still you hit the stop, b**tard tight. Absolutely certain it's the BB creaking?
That sounds very reassuring of Raceface!
I've given it another clean and tightened it right up. I'll see the results on tonights ride I guess
Yeah, don't be shy on the tightness of RF cranks, however tight they are don't be afraid of another 1/4 turn.
I'm running RF deus cranks with a Hope BB and no probs - you can't overtighten the cranks as there is a stop on the axle. You've prob already done this but make sure the BB is tight enough and, this may sound daft, but are you sure its coming from your BB? I work on a lot of bikes and people frequently think its this and then I find that the creak is coming from either the saddle or the seatpost clamp not being tight enough.
Ive got a creak coming from my bike and i don't think its the BB because there's no play or anything, it seems fine, it sounds like its coming from somewhere below but im not certain, it happens alot when i put pressure on the bike, let me know if you solve it thx
Had the same trouble and cured it by tightening bb to correct torque even though had tightened it up.
greased up too.
Try tightening your chainring bolts and pedals!
I've found that swapping out parts is sometimes required to find really tricky creaks.
Had an annoying creaking that I was convinced was coming from my left pedal, so stripped the pedals down, checked, cleaned, lubed, re-assembled and the creak was still there.
Swapped out the pedals, thinking that that would sort it as the pedals were obviously rubbish to find the creak still there! So then swapped out the BB - creak still there.
In the end I removed the Race Face cranks, tightened them up off the bike (without a BB) and lo and behold, the creak was coming from where the left crank meets the axle - so warrantied pronto by my LBS (good lads).
So, I guess, if you are lucky enough to have a few spares lying around maybe try swapping a few things and see if the creak still remains.
Also worth checking your rear QR is done up tight, it's quite often the source of many mystery creaks.
If you have hope pro 2 rear hub check springs and pawls. I had a spring break which made a creak very similar to bb creak when pedalling uphill. Only found it after complete strip down of every componant and bearing I could find!!
Thanks for the advice guys, I have found the culprit.
It was the BB. Like I said I was experimenting with loose and tight cranks, I managed to get more dirt in between the crank and the BB when it was loose, and then when tightened it had a new creak there. I have cleaned it all out (again) nice and tight and it works like new .
(fingers crossed)
I had a creak that took a while to track down. After much stripping, cleaning, lubing and tightening it turned out to be a couple of loose chain ring bolts.