Oldfella
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Just joined the thread about your creaking. Have you had it sorted. I have a similar noise and found the bearings in the chain stay were binding. Took it in and they replaced them but it seems the chain stay holes are too small and when the bearings are pressed in they bind up. Has to be bad manufacturing and I am waiting for a new chain stay.My LBS was trying to find a clicking noise on my 9.8XT. They said they were torquing the upper shock bolt and the bolt broke. The bolt is aluminum so be careful with it. The bolts aren't readily available.
Easiest way to tell is remove the rear wheel and stick your finger in the chain stay hole and see if the bearings move freely.