Originally Posted by
cny-bikeman
What you did has occurred before with that type BB, and we may have been able to point to it sooner with more complete info. It's important to remember that we are not there, so specific descriptions and clear, relevant photos go a long way toward efficient diagnosis.
I was was removing the crank arms to take pictures of the BB so I could post them. That's how I discovered the drive-side arm was not seated properly on the spindle. I took it for a short ride and exerted a lot of force on the pedals to see it I could hear the creaking. No noise. It is smooth.