I have battled the creak the squeak and the slip on my burley limbo.
The squeak was the shock pivot the slip was the seat sliding back and
the creak was the seat. The squeak that sounded like a couple going
at it in an old car was easy with grease or a spritz of lube on the
shock pivots till I removed the shock.
Stopping the seat from sliding and creaking was a battle. I had to
tighten the quick release so tight that the shafts bend and the seat
frame bowed in. the seat still wanted to slide back and I fixed that
by drilling and tapping holes through the seat clamp block and using
setscrews.
Well that worked till it rained hard and the creaking came back. I
found the front quick release was a bit loose.
But the seat bracket kept bending in. so today I said the hell with
it took the seat off bent the metal back reamed the holes so I could
use a ¼" bolt in them used washers to get them to 1" and when I slid
the seat in place I also used this silicone glue on the blocks to make
sure they stay in place. Tightened it down and no bending this time
and no creaking anymore.
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