Thread: Squeaking noise from bottom bracket
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Old 07-25-21, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigbus
A quick search says that bike came with a sealed bottom bracket set and Shimano 600 EX crank set. Have you tried wiggling a pedal side to side and see if the crank arm has any play in it? I doubt if the person you bought it from serviced the bottom bracket, but hey, I've been wrong before.
No play in the crank arm. I did notice one pedal spins more freely than the other.
Could this cause a squeaking noise and could that noise only occur under load?
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