• Leonard Zinn says "no", Daimeon Shanks (Garmin wrench) says "yes" (scroll up to "1").

    The internet in general is evenly split.

    I've ruled-out all the usual suspects and all that's left is the coupling as the source of a metal-on-metal, creaking/splintering noise, that is directly related to how hard I'm pushing the cranks, both on and off the saddle.

    I had exactly the same noise with the previous alloy cranks, now got the same with freshly installed crabon: fitted by me, torqued by LBS.

  • Daimeon Shanks (Garmin wrench) says "yes"

    He also says you have to slide the bearings onto the half axles. If you have to replace UT bearings, they are a press fit on the axle and have a retaining circlip which he completes fails to mention.

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