Ecentric Bottom Bracket Creak

[flombe]

Now that I have some miles on the SS and have adjusted my EBB a few times for cog swaps I have the dreaded EBB creak!

It creaks when powering out of the saddle.

Bike is a GF Rig. Aluminum frame. I loosened the EBB but did not remove it. I wiped off any grit and greased everything I could by sliding it back and forth in the BB shell. It still creaks.

I checked the chainrings bolts and the crank arm bolts - nothing loose there.

Any tips short of removing the crank arm and removing it completely?

[rideharder]

you have to take it all apart and give it a good cleaning with soap and water then dry well

[Ala Carte]

I'd pull apart everything, pedals, crank arms, and BB. It's not that big of a job, should take 15 - 20 min if you've got the tools. Sometimes those EBB's do make noise, but its more likely a BB cup or pedal isn't torqued down.

[bigwheel]

I'll bet that the noise is coming from your crankset, not the EBB.

My GF 293 had the ISIS Bontrager crankset. It was constantly creaking. I could quiet it down for short spurts by pulling off the crank arms, cleaning and greasing them, and putting them on very tight. But, after a few weeks of riding, they'd get noisy again.

I finally switched to a Race Face Evolve XC external bearing crank. Now, the loudest creaking is coming from my knees.