# Looking for a squeak diagnosis and suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [February 18, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942 "2024-02-18T14:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/1 "2024-02-18T14:40:05Z")
Hey all, I don’t think this is my Kickr '18 but I also don’t know what it is. I’ve thoroughly cleaned the chain and it is well lubed. I’ve removed, cleaned and lubed the jockey wheels. The cassette is also clean. I’ve even swapped pedals. The squeak doesnt happen when coasting, or pedalling in reverse. It is clearly coming from the rear, and becomes more noticeable when in the 50 ring on front, and one of the smaller cogs on the rear > **[Google Drive: Sign-in](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1qLAES3ooWpVOItdoX1lYBa2ow9oSHnC3%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1qLAES3ooWpVOItdoX1lYBa2ow9oSHnC3%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&ifkv=ATuJsjxpIZY069a_cvaRWJmnBPmWI7ajcgE4pPdd8jZRmJSjK27aU_L1R96HkJhoos3XeolVoUrXeQ&osid=1&passive=1209600&service=wise&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-1190780818%3A1708271345874048&theme=glif)** > > Access Google Drive with a Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use). ---
**Author:** ![BeatsMe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/beatsme/32/1488_2.png) [@BeatsMe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/BeatsMe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/2 "2024-02-18T15:42:43Z")
Can’t sign in… Can you check URL? Otherwise, must be your knees ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/3 "2024-02-18T15:43:05Z")
Can you try again? ---
**Author:** ![BeatsMe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/beatsme/32/1488_2.png) [@BeatsMe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/BeatsMe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/4 "2024-02-18T15:44:18Z")
Sorry, same ![1000008013](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/8/3/8347af7724f1b43b944fe5d179606565c89c238a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/5 "2024-02-18T15:48:41Z")
Gah. Try this [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLAES3ooWpVOItdoX1lYBa2ow9oSHnC3/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLAES3ooWpVOItdoX1lYBa2ow9oSHnC3/view?usp=sharing) ---
**Author:** ![BeatsMe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/beatsme/32/1488_2.png) [@BeatsMe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/BeatsMe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/6 "2024-02-18T15:55:47Z")
That works. ---
**Author:** ![BeatsMe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/beatsme/32/1488_2.png) [@BeatsMe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/BeatsMe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/7 "2024-02-18T16:03:09Z")
Sounds too quick to be pedals / cleats interface. Seals on BB? Saddle rails? Does it only happen near bottom of the block? ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/8 "2024-02-18T16:05:07Z")
It is very distinctly coming from/at the rear mech. I can get it to squeak when shifting between the 2 smallest cogs. It is not on every rotation. Literally everything has been removed, cleaned and relubed but still I get this squeak. ---
**Author:** ![BeatsMe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/beatsme/32/1488_2.png) [@BeatsMe](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/BeatsMe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/9 "2024-02-18T16:11:55Z")
Bike to trainer interface? There was quite a bit of movement as you first started. Couldn’t see the trainer moving but your bike was. ---
**Author:** ![robyork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@robyork](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/robyork)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/10 "2024-02-18T16:57:42Z")
The sound made me think of pulley wheels., as I once had a similar sound until I took them apart and cleaned them twice. Perhaps when shifting or in certain COG positions the chain puts a load slightly different on the top pulley. In addition to cleaning the pulleys you might check the alignment of the pulleys to the cogs. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/11 "2024-02-18T17:17:15Z")
Even though I had cleaned and relubed the jockey wheels just a short while ago, and this is an indoor only bike, some hair musta got in as the g-pulley was squeaking on the repair stand when I’d removed the tension pulley to clean it again, and gave the cranks a spin on the stand. 🤦🏼‍♂️ 🤦🏼‍♂️ 🤦🏼‍♂️ Removed and re-cleaned and lubed the g-pulley again and this seems to have eliminated the issue. Thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Q](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/steve_q/32/2318_2.png) [@Steve\_Q](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Steve_Q)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/12 "2024-02-19T00:55:26Z")
Sometimes I get a little squeak coming from my rear too, but I think it has more to do with my pre-ride meal than anything to do with the bike. Just sayin’ ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/looking-for-a-squeak-diagnosis-and-suggestions/24942/13 "2024-02-19T02:00:34Z")
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