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By kitrou1 - Posted on 13 October 2011

Guys recently swapped out the chainrings on my 2006 Specialized XC Comp.
All fine except now the whole BB/crank assembly creaks like a bastard.
Never did it before I pulled the cranks off.
Any ideas what I've done/not done...?
What's the correct way to tighten the crank onto the splined BB shaft without special tools.
Cheers

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GAZZA's picture
The answer may be in your question!
Submitted by GAZZA on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 15:12.

Did you grease the chainring bolts when you put them back in?

BIGnige's picture
No I didn't. But pretty sure
Submitted by BIGnige on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 15:50.

No I didn't. But pretty sure the creaking is coming from the cranks. Question remains: what's the correct procedure for putting the crank back on?

Tempest's picture
Chainring bolts
Submitted by Tempest on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 17:04.

The correct procedure is to grease your chainring bolts.

Loose chainring bolts sound an awful lot like a creaking bottom bracket. While you have the cranks off, you might as well grease the BB spindle. Tighten it with a proper torque wrench to the manufacturers torque settings.

GAZZA's picture
How come?
Submitted by GAZZA on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 17:37.

There's two people posting this?
One asking the first question then a different person answering my post???

Brian's picture
Hey GAZZA, seems pretty weird
Submitted by Brian on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 18:09.

Hey GAZZA, seems pretty weird to me....

Maybe there's some parallel universe that just crossed over a bit

GAZZA's picture
Where's
Submitted by GAZZA on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 18:13.

Mulder and Skully when ya need em???

Troy8880's picture
maybe?
Submitted by Troy8880 on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 18:17.

Horatio, he might be able to help. Mulder and Scully are so 90's.

Silverback's picture
Gold
Submitted by Silverback on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 19:42.

lol great thread, and yes as Tempest said get your grease on it will 99.9% for sure be the CR bolts.

Cmon C2Cape

Fankles's picture
Mulder is probably busy
Submitted by Fankles on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 22:32.

Mulder is probably busy shagging something as for Skully ... who knows!

TrekWrekka's picture
The Truth is out there...
Submitted by TrekWrekka on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 23:12.

Mulder & Scully are both riding X-Files.....then FJ
Zing!!! :>

BIGnige's picture
Hahahaha...sorry about the
Submitted by BIGnige on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 08:43.

Hahahaha...sorry about the confusion guys. Couldn't log on to ask the original question then....could.
Anyway thanks for the help I'll strip it out at the weekend and see what gives.
BUT.....with the Shimano cranks on it there's no pinch bolt or retaining bolt of any kind. So what actually holds the crank to the splined shaft.
It doesn't even have a taper on it.
So is it a case of just banging the crank on hard?
Cheers

hathill's picture
What sort of BB is it?
Submitted by hathill on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 21:20.

What sort of BB is it? Pictures please.

philberesford's picture
@fankles
Submitted by philberesford on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 12:41.

Well if you want to know, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/

BIGnige's picture
Sorry the links to those pics
Submitted by BIGnige on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 21:26.

Sorry the links to those pics was broken.
But it looks like this...
http://www.comparecyclegear.com/img2/600/compone...

obmal's picture
nah... square tappers the
Submitted by obmal on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 21:49.

nah... square tappers the bomb! now where's my torque wrench?

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