.Bottom Bracket Creak!

[Ricky]

Hi, I have alot of problems on my bike. One of them is that there seems to be a creaky sound coming everytime when i put pressure on bike. I think its the bottom bracket, do you guys have any solutions on how to fix a creaky crank? The BB is square taper

[Sprucey]

Oh, that old creak again - I wondered where mine had gone!

Seriously, it could be from many places and not all BB or crank related.

To grease or not to grease (the sq taper) that is the question? Some do, some don't. The only way to find out is through a process of elimination. Also make sure the BB cups are tight. Again try using copper grease.

Also, don't discount seatpost squeaks that sound like they come from the BB area. Either from the bottom of the seatpost where it contacts the inside of the seatube (the problem I have on my road bike) . The saddle rails also make a noise. The seatpost bottom often still happens even when standing on the pedals as the BB area flexes under heavy load) so standing up and finding the squeak is still there does not eliminate mean it does not come frommthe seatpost rubbing.

Sprucey

[Ricky]

I fixed it, it was a loose BB that made it creak. I even greased the BB threads. Thanks!