Fixed a creaky bottom bracket after three tries with a new torque wrench

I mean, this old Trek 520 came in with a noise you could hear a block away. I cleaned and greased the threads twice, but it still sounded awful after a few rides. Finally grabbed my buddy's Park Tool TW-5.2, torqued it to exactly 35 Nm, and the creak was just gone. Has anyone else found that a specific number on the wrench makes the difference with those square taper ones?

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blake3026d ago

Wait, are we really out here using torque wrenches on square taper cranks now? I've been slapping them together with a regular wrench for years and they're fine. Sounds like you just needed to crank it down harder the first time.

robin4896d ago

My old Trek needed 35 foot-pounds with a torque wrench to stay put, @blake302.