Mine were sounding like a little flock of birds chirping every time I shifted. Lubing helps for a little while - you have to take the jockey wheels completely off to clean and lube the bearing inside. We use something pretty heavy to lube them - Dumonde Tech Liquid Grease (my husband calls it smurf snot because its blueOriginally Posted by kiwi girl
), but I eventually had to replace mine completely when winter was over. They had worn to the point that the hole was no longer round- it was oval! They aren't terribly expensive - about $15 US for a set of 2.