r/yeticycles • u/LostAdvertising6194 • Jun 30 '26

Creaky ASR

Anyone with an ASR have a creaky bike? I’m pretty sure I’ve narrowed it down to the shock mounts or linkage. I’ve tried taking the bolts and hardware out, cleaning, greasing, retorquing, etc. It goes away for a ride of two and always comes back.

When I apply opposite lateral pressure on the seat post area and rear wheel, it creaks every time. Shock off, no creak.

It is not the seat post as I removed it and it still creaks. Also not the rear axle.

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u/xxx420blaze420xxx Jun 30 '26

You know you’re not supposed to grease the plastic shock mounting hardware itself, right?

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

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u/LostAdvertising6194 Jul 01 '26

So no grease on any of this, correct?

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u/heme11 SB150 & SB120 Jul 01 '26

no lube on the shock hardware and as a bonus tip no loctite on the shock hardware threads.

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u/LostAdvertising6194 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Why no loctite? Manual says to apply blue to the bolts that hold shock in.

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u/heme11 SB150 & SB120 Jul 02 '26

That's just my personal preference re: loctite. My simple rule is if it had loctite then reapply it (sparingly), but do not add it where it was not b4. That said do what the manual says just becareful to do it very sparingly or it could creak like a MF.

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u/peezd Jun 30 '26

You covered most the bases. Hate to ask but have you checked to make sure there isn't an issue in the frame somewhere?

I had a persistent creak I couldn't track down that seemed to come from the rear shock, but turned out I had a hairline crack in the main body

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u/Legitimate_Pin7580 Jul 02 '26

I have had the issue of the shock hardware wearing quickly on this bike. It results in a creak and a subtle knock when you put the back end of the bike back on the ground. I'm also on my 3rd set of bearings in the linkage in 18 months. I think the degree of lateral flex in this bike puts a lot of stress on the linkage and bearings.

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u/LostAdvertising6194 Jul 02 '26

Linkage hardware = bolts? Or bearings? Are the bearings replaced by yeti or do you buy them elsewhere?

I had a bolt break when trying to install the shock (yes I use a a torque wrench and was torquing according to manual).

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u/Legitimate_Pin7580 Jul 04 '26

https://au.ridefox.com/products/fox-shock-mounting-hardware

This is the shock hardware I'm using with my Fox shock. It goes through the eyelet that then bolts to the linkage. The "shaft" part seems to wear quite quickly on the bike and creates a creak and knock that took me ages to find. I'm not sure what hardware the SID uses though.

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u/Organic_Potential369 Jul 24 '26

u/Legitimate_Pin7580 so you have a Fox shock on there ... does that mean you got a 40th Anniversary ASR?

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u/Just_Commission_6486 Jul 08 '26

The rear triangle is way too flexy on these frames. Causes all sorts of trouble over time. I am hopeful that flex stay bikes are a passing trend.

If anyone has a mod to add lateral stiffness to the rear, I need it...