I have this really unpleasant noise coming from my jockey wheel after freshly waxing my chain.
I did a 120km ride last week and had this noise throughout the ride.
So, I cleaned my chain with hot water to remove as much wax as possible, and this time I just applied wax drip, and the problem disappeared.
Today, I tried the immersive waxing method again, and bam, the problem reappeared.
From what I understand, it pulls on my bottom jockey wheel (to the right in the video), and that’s what’s creating the noise. If I hold the jockey wheel to the left, the noise disappears.
Could it be that the links are too stiff because of the wax?
Which is odd because my drivetrain has never been this smooth.
I’ve tried with two chains and I have the same issue.
I’ve also tried different quick links, same problem.
Cluth on or off, no differences
Any tips to avoid this?
(The chain seems well waxed, indexing seems on point, the gear shifts are suuuuper smooth, no skipping, and I don’t feel anything in the “feet,” but the noise is driving me crazy 😅)
Silca Hot Melt and Silca Super Secret Drip
Timeline_in_Distress on
Did you put the chain on properly? It sounds like the chain is hitting the derailment prevention plate below the jockey wheel.
Cool-Bottle-5525 on
Is your pulley in good condition? If no then maybe the chain is slipping out of the pulley or the pulley cant hold the chain in place specially if freshly lube since it makes it more slippiry, sorry for bad english.
The chain rubs on the little plate. The chain links are too stiff after a fresh wax. That’s why I’ve installed Zipties around the little tab. Looks stupid but it won’t rub the paint on the tab down and the chain has still enough room.
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I have this really unpleasant noise coming from my jockey wheel after freshly waxing my chain.
I did a 120km ride last week and had this noise throughout the ride.
So, I cleaned my chain with hot water to remove as much wax as possible, and this time I just applied wax drip, and the problem disappeared.
Today, I tried the immersive waxing method again, and bam, the problem reappeared.
From what I understand, it pulls on my bottom jockey wheel (to the right in the video), and that’s what’s creating the noise. If I hold the jockey wheel to the left, the noise disappears.
Could it be that the links are too stiff because of the wax?
Which is odd because my drivetrain has never been this smooth.
I’ve tried with two chains and I have the same issue.
I’ve also tried different quick links, same problem.
Cluth on or off, no differences
Any tips to avoid this?
(The chain seems well waxed, indexing seems on point, the gear shifts are suuuuper smooth, no skipping, and I don’t feel anything in the “feet,” but the noise is driving me crazy 😅)
Silca Hot Melt and Silca Super Secret Drip
Did you put the chain on properly? It sounds like the chain is hitting the derailment prevention plate below the jockey wheel.
Is your pulley in good condition? If no then maybe the chain is slipping out of the pulley or the pulley cant hold the chain in place specially if freshly lube since it makes it more slippiry, sorry for bad english.
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The chain rubs on the little plate. The chain links are too stiff after a fresh wax. That’s why I’ve installed Zipties around the little tab. Looks stupid but it won’t rub the paint on the tab down and the chain has still enough room.