I was just saying what jim langley said about bar creaking:
http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html
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Hi. I'm a mechanic at RBW and I would never grease a stem clamp. For 'bar
clicking I would grease the heck out of the stem quill, inside of steerer tube,
and the quill wedge. I would thoroughly clean the handlebar at clamp and the
inside of the clamp. Clicks/creaks often occur due to dirt or cru
sorry, there's not enough galvanic difference between steel and aluminum to
promote galvanic corrosion.
If aluminum is corroding it's because salt or alkali and water is present.
TX PE No. 75665
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An argument could possibly be made if using a steel handlebar in an
aluminum quill (or the other way around) to prevent, whas-called, galvanic
corrosion isn't it? The same reason forgetting to grease a quill adequately
can lead to it getting stuck in the steerer. In my case, yeah, just doing
it
Greasing is just the suggested fix for a creaky stem/bar interface.
Dont know if any benefit otherwise.
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I didn't know you were supposed to grease the inside of the stem where the
bars go. Just the quill. I never have, should I?
René
On Saturday, March 19, 2016, Zed Martinez wrote:
> I always do that anyway, Lungimsam. I bike year round in some wet schlock,
> so I usually just slather the quill an
Inspect bars, stem, and shim for cracks.
No cracks?
Grease all contacting surfaces of stem clamp, stem clamp bolt, shim, and bar to
help silence the noise. Test for tightness before riding.
Jim Langley reccommends the greasing of bars/stem interface to silence the
creaks. But I dont jnow it is o
Just to pick the minds of y'all wonderful people. I'm trying Bosco regulars
on my Clem after a rough winter of strong headwinds proving the albastaches
and my wrists weren't getting along when used on the Clem. I already had a
100mm Technomic Deluxe around I'd use with the albas on a different b
