You don't mention the brand/model of the hub, but if it's one of the Shimano MTB hubs that feature a rubber dust seal and you haven't tried this already, put some chain lube on the inside of the dust seal. I've had those make noise if they're dry.
On Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 11:51:24 AM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Last stop before hub replacement... :) > > So my Saluki developed a distinct rotational chirp about 2 weeks ago that > rapidly became all the time and getting louder. It happens all the time, > pedaling and coasting, when I'm on the bike, but doesn't present in the > stand. > > Before deciding it was the hub I took off the rear brake, bag, rack and > triple checked the fenders... I'm 99% it's the hub. > > So with a new to me set of park cone wrenches (the double sided ones) I > broke down the axle, removed and degreased everything. No obvious signs of > damage to any bearings or the races. After everything was fully wiped down > and re greased I installed the same bearings and reassembled. > > Same chirp iron initial ride. I swapped the cassette and played with the > axle tension... Same result. > > I suppose I could replace the ball bearings but other than that I'm at a > loss and mentally pricing out a new sealed bearing wheelset sporting > pacenti rims. > > Before I go that day I wanted to poll group in case I've missed something > obvious. > > Thanks! > > Tony > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
