Squeaking sound coming from Thudbuster?
September 18, 2008This inquiry came in from a customer with an older Thudbuster. He was experiencing some squeaking from the seatpost and we worked together to get things resolved. I thought the info might be helpful to others… and his inquiry was rather funny so I decided to pass the conversation along verbatum…
Subject: squeekin n squawkin
Hey Ryan,
I have been using my thdbster post for about 6 years, lots of riding and racing, but now it sounds like there’s goose in my pants. People are starting to talk. I read somewhere that you don’t spray silicone on it, (the little blue things), so I wondered what to do. I do lube the four flex points with lube, but I am not sure if I should spray the offending little blue things. Please get right back to me as I am tired of riding solo.
Subject: Re: squeekin n squawkin
Riding solo is a bummer!
You can lube the pivot bushings and the points of contact between the arms and the receptor/clamp cradle… where aluminum meets aluminum (newer models have thin brass washer here). You should also lube with a paste lubricant the elastomer ends and the skewer. If this doesn’t do the trick, try cleaning and lubing the saddle rails where they clamp into the seatpost and also pull the seatpost out of the frame and clean the seatpost tubing and the inside of the frame tubing… and add some fresh grease there as well. One of these should solve the loneliness issue for you!
Ryan
Subject: Re: squeekin n squawkin
thanks Ryan, my ride today was so quiet I had to run over a cat to make sure I hadn’t gotten deaf all of a sudden : )
Actually the post has a lot more motion or it seems softer and more active, maybe my imagination,
bob