Mountain Bike Crank Clicking

About 8 or 10 times for each pedal revolution a click.

Mountain bike crank clicking. Tighten or if that doesn t work remove the crank arm lightly grease the axle and reinstall. Remove the chain from the chainrings and give your cranks a good spin. So when you do locate the source of the creak it ll almost certainly just be a case of cleaning it and then applying the appropriate substance before reassembling. Hold the down tube or seat tube while spinning the crank and see if you can feel grinding or vibration through the frame.

After you check the chainring bolts look at the pedals crank bolts seatpost and seat. If the click is felt in both pedals the problem is likely to be the bottom bracket bearings. If yours are held on by nuts in the sides of the crank arms you can also remove the crank arms by riding the bike but you must do this very carefully to avoid damaging the crank arms. There are somewhere around 13 987 differant causes for a clicking noise from the drivetrain area but you are on the right track with swapping pedals out first to rule that out.

99 of bike creaks and clicks are caused by two components that have either gone dry and or have some dirt in there where their surfaces meet or in the threads. You should be able to feel bearing stiffness roughness or notchiness be turning the crank manually. Listen for any unusual grinding noise or little clicks. Any of those indicate that you need to service or replace your bottom bracket.

Tighten em up and that ll quiet most creaks. It may be slightly loose or inadequately lubed. It helps if you can get the chain off the rings to do this so the crank turns freely. Most of the time the true cause is a loose chainring bolt.

Look at the rear derailleur jockey wheels you know those small black wheels that are part. Also check for any play of the crank axle in the bearings. It s probably nothing more than the normal settling in of the shift cable.