Grab your rear wheel and push it side to side - tighten anything that's wiggling. What should I do?Edit: another clue in the creaky suspension mystery -it is very on and off. Posted: Aug 4, 2009 at 8:30 Quote: NO IT IS NOT NORMAL. Subscriber. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Check it if you haven't already.I'm not sure how comfortable I am doing this because I have an internally routed dropper seat postWater is a horrible lubricant, but it still lubricates enough to find squeaks. My rear shock makes a squirty noise when i use it what shall i do (marazochii roco coil r: its the rebound : keelankee . Grab your rear wheel and push it side to side - tighten anything that's wiggling. I live in a dry dusty area and have to clean and re-grease the seat post every month or so. The bike is a 2014 giant trance 1 that's only been on maybe 5 rides. If I compress, as it re-extends to the top of travel it makes this squeaking sound. Bike shop found the squeaky joint and replaced the bushing.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA cycling community enthusiastic about mountain biking and all things related.Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. If the lube seems to have helped, there are probably some dry metal-metal contacts and grease will last much longer than tri-flow. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. its setup and working really well for me at the moment.
Last night it was really loud, but this morning it appears to be gone. Mystery creak gone.Also make sure you have lube where the cranks are set into the bottom bracket.How come? Ive got a fox ctd Kashmir shock. Also maybe pull out the pivot axles and grease them if possible. Odd noise from new monarch shock. If the lube seems to have helped, there are probably some dry metal-metal contacts and grease will last much longer than tri-flow.May not be what you're experiencing, but my buddy's Camber was making a creaking noise under the same circumstances. Please try again later. Should I be worried? We pulled the rear wheel, removed the hanger, cleaned everything up, and reassembled. We finally traced it down to the derailleur hanger bolt being loose. Five Common Suspension Problems (& How To Fix Them) - YouTube Spray water where you think the noise is coming from, then test. The shock is a fox float ctd, but I'm fairly sure I've narrowed the sound down to coming from a pivot. I hear the squeaking even when I compress from off the bike (pushing down on saddle)I had a creak on my giant anthem but it was coming from the maestro suspension pivot. Whats the squeaking I hear from my rear suspension? This feature is not available right now. Rinse and repeat till you find it.You may need to tighten up your suspension pivots. We did everything you did, even pulled the pivot bearings out to clean and lube them. The site may not work properly if you don't If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit Press J to jump to the feed. It was driving me crazy. You may need to tighten up your suspension pivots. andybrad. Shock making weird "sucking noise" in Mechanics' Lounge. Also maybe pull out the pivot axles and grease them if possible. rear shock making noise. I've ridden that shock and … No dice, still creaked. I've washed the whole bike, dripped tri-flow into pivots, wiped stantion, even flossed it. I was positive it was the rear swing arm, I cleaned and cleaned, and even had it in to my lbs a couple times. My rear shock makes a squirty noise when i use it what shall i do (marazochii roco coil r Still, it squeaks. Posted: Feb 18, 2009 at 14:38: Quote: soz … Could it have been my lube needed to "soak in"?I had the same experience, but not the same bike. It turned out to be dust and grit in the seat post/down tube. What do you think is causing the sound?