Kestevan
Last of the Summer Winos
- Location
- Holmfirth.
Check your cleat is properly tightened. Had a similar issue, found it was a loose cleat bolt.
Irritating clicking on new Planet X Pro Carbon
- Thread starter Boopop
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User6179
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Another clicking sound I had was one of my shoes had developed a crack in the sole .
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Boopop
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Seems unlikely to be cleats, does the same thing with a different pair of shoes.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Good point. Bad reading on my part.
The drive side Ultegra is one piece, but I don't know how the left-hand pedal attaches. I did have a l-h pedal Shimano crank with a pretensioner bolt and a couple of smaller bolts to hold the crank in place and the pretensioner part needed retightening. Then again, I'd already narrowed the click down to one side before sorting it. It might be worth taking the L-H crank off and doing the clean and grease routine anyway.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Remove the cranks and the BB. Apply liberal grease to all touching parts and put back together.
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User6179
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I believe if you over tighten the pretensioner it can cause premature bearing failure , my first ht2 crank had 8000 miles on it with no clicking but when I got my bike back from retailer after a frame warranty the new press fit bearing has made a clicking noise from day one nearly .
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Boopop
Guru
" Park Tool Crank Arm Tool Bottom Bracket And Crank Arm Tool (Hollowtech Ii) " and a torque wrench ordered...seems like all I need I think. Wish me luck!
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User6179
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Remove the pre tensioner tool from the bearing tool as all you want is finger tight when pre tensioning
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Any grease will do. Finish line is my fave though, but anything is OK
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What happens, is a new bike is usually assembled with minimum grease. As you get different materials and the same materials bolted together, you do get some micro movement. This can cause some slight 'polishing' or indeed corrosion of the surface. Grease stops this.. And despite all the alarm, it won't melt Carbon parts.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Plus people wash there bikes with fairy liquid removing the grease
That's not really an issue as I wash my bikes lots more than most. Washing up liquid just strips the frame of wax build up,so crap sticks. Mr Sheen is great for cleaning bikes. Original is the one. Builds up a coating of silicone, so washing is easy.
There is a reason behind my madness you know...
Also, fast bikes are clean.
