Hi sports fans
My M8000 XT 11 speed derailleur has a lot of stiction with the clutch on...it even makes some noise. I'm wondering if this may be a source of the creaking I'm getting under pedaling load. Anyways, I took the thing apart and lubed the clutch as the internet has told me to do. It was dry when I took it apart, and I used slick honey based on a few recommendations. Unfortunately, it didn't improve things much. I've tried cranking the thing several times to work the grease around the entire surface, and even took it apart a second time to re-lube. Still sticky. When I turn the clutch off, the stickiness seems to go away. I seem to have arrived at a setting that minimizes the stiction, but I'm not convinced that it's fixed. Is there something I'm missing? My SRAM force doesn't have the same stickiness on forward motion, but I can't remember feeling this derailleur when it was new so I don't have much to compare it to.
I've heard a few posts mention lubing the brass bushing behind the clutch, but since the stickiness disappears with turning the clutch off and a drizzle of triflow didn't help, I'm guessing it's not that...
My M8000 XT 11 speed derailleur has a lot of stiction with the clutch on...it even makes some noise. I'm wondering if this may be a source of the creaking I'm getting under pedaling load. Anyways, I took the thing apart and lubed the clutch as the internet has told me to do. It was dry when I took it apart, and I used slick honey based on a few recommendations. Unfortunately, it didn't improve things much. I've tried cranking the thing several times to work the grease around the entire surface, and even took it apart a second time to re-lube. Still sticky. When I turn the clutch off, the stickiness seems to go away. I seem to have arrived at a setting that minimizes the stiction, but I'm not convinced that it's fixed. Is there something I'm missing? My SRAM force doesn't have the same stickiness on forward motion, but I can't remember feeling this derailleur when it was new so I don't have much to compare it to.
I've heard a few posts mention lubing the brass bushing behind the clutch, but since the stickiness disappears with turning the clutch off and a drizzle of triflow didn't help, I'm guessing it's not that...