Hi everyone
I think it's time to write a few words about my M861. I built the bike about 1.5 years ago. It's ridden over 4000km, mostly in mountainous terrain. After about two months, I had to replace all the bearings. Actually, it was only after installing the Endura ones that they were okay, let's say. I previously installed them from a local shop, and they lasted a month. I bought new ones on AliExpress, and the same thing happened.
The handlebar bearings are in the same situation. Only a brand-name set solved the noise problem, although not completely.
In the fall, the rear swingarm cracked, and I received a new one free of charge.
In the winter, more noises appeared from the crank area. Thinking it was the bearings because they were already a bit worn, I waited until spring to replace the entire crank with a xx crank with a Dub system.
Meanwhile, play appeared in the upper swingarm mount.
After a few measurements, it turned out that there was about 0.02mm difference between the bushing and the bolt. The bolts were probably wearing out. A friend of mine made new, tighter bearing bushings, and so far, everything's fine. After installing the new crankset and bearings, it turned out the noise was still there. I started lubricating everything I could, including the frame bearings, but nothing helped.
I even bought new bearings for the BSA cartridge, which turned out to be unnecessary.
I pinpointed the source of the noise with a stethoscope. After removing the BSA bearings and carefully inspecting them, a crack appeared in the BSA cartridge. The seller ignored the issue.
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