Now, by ticking noise is on both sides!! Not just the drive side! 3 hours I've been goofing around with this...
Anyway, I torqued everything down to proper spec (according to my $20 POS craftsman wrench), applied ample amounts of grease, and still, I have ticking. I even tried to overtorque the crank arm bolts a little.. Still no change.
I noticed that on the BB shell, there was some rust. Would this be causing my problems? Maybe a flex in the BB shell?
Forgot to mention, that it's an '01 XT drivetrain - the splined crank arms (even greased the heck out of those!).
After reading some of the archive, I noticed that teflon tape is popular... Maybe I'll give this a try? I never needed to tape before. If I do go this route, I assume I apply grease after the tape? It would be a mess any other way.
Oh.. Forgot to mention. Could this ticking noise be coming from the spider? Because the XT's aren't detachable, I just assume it's on there for good and working? Maybe a bad assumption?
Sorry for rambling... 3+ hours of bike fixin' can make one very grumpy.
Thanks everyone!
Anyway, I torqued everything down to proper spec (according to my $20 POS craftsman wrench), applied ample amounts of grease, and still, I have ticking. I even tried to overtorque the crank arm bolts a little.. Still no change.
I noticed that on the BB shell, there was some rust. Would this be causing my problems? Maybe a flex in the BB shell?
Forgot to mention, that it's an '01 XT drivetrain - the splined crank arms (even greased the heck out of those!).
After reading some of the archive, I noticed that teflon tape is popular... Maybe I'll give this a try? I never needed to tape before. If I do go this route, I assume I apply grease after the tape? It would be a mess any other way.
Oh.. Forgot to mention. Could this ticking noise be coming from the spider? Because the XT's aren't detachable, I just assume it's on there for good and working? Maybe a bad assumption?
Sorry for rambling... 3+ hours of bike fixin' can make one very grumpy.
Thanks everyone!