Grease Headset Spacers?

[HLaB]

I've been getting an audible click when I stand up and throw the bike from side to side. My first thought was to take off, clean and lube the spacers and re tighten. There was no grease on the spacers and I added some, was that a bad idea?

 

[jack smith]

Sounds like you had abit of play in the fork, did it click going over speed bumps ect if you have any around? Abit of grease on the spacers does no harm but I can't see it doing much good either

 

[HLaB]

@jack smith it when I'm standing up sprinting and really throwing the bike from side to side. If I limit that movement its fairly silent, I could be wrong that its the source but that put the idea if the spacers in my head.

 

[jack smith]

Have you tried standing over the bike holding both brakes and wiggling it to see if there is any play? That or if you lift the front wheel and bounce it off the floor you'll hear knocking or vibration

 

[HLaB]

@jack smith just tried that again and all seems firm. I guess I will hear or not that click on tomorrow's ride.

 

[jack smith]

Deffo take it for a ride and see it may be anything from the crank,pedal,saddle creaks seem to echo from anywhere but the source on bikes!

 

[roadrash]

This

http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html

may be worth a read

 

[fossyant]

I grease mine. The main issue is the pre-load spring washer, especially if you have an alloy steerer. It can get a little polished as well as the steerer (blackened) and this needs rubbing off with wire wool, then greasing. All gone.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Last time my bike made funny noises in the headset area, the headset needed replacing (only because I'd left it way too long to just clean and regrease its bearings). Perhaps your headset needs a bit of cleaning and regreasing?

 

[youngoldbloke]

You haven't got cable adjusters on the gear cables in front of the headset have you? Sometimes mine click together when the bars are turned.

 

[HLaB]

No barrel adjusters but a good shout. It seemed to have disappeared on today's ride but no luck :-/ I think it could be the wheel bearings, they are lovely and smooth but there seems to be a bit of play in the hub which makes a click, the sound is like the noise I heard. I gave up and dropped it into a lbs and they agreed with me. If it makes the same sound tomorrow with a different wheel, its not that