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FROGGYRIBBIT
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Just a qick question Reply with quote
Does anyone elses drum brakes squeek and become shaper when there bike is left out in the rain if not whats causing it ???
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Jamie S
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well the water is causing the squeak. Oh ,and my drum brakes get worse in the wet.
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Shay HTFC
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PostPosted: 18:15 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah.. mine do the same. Embarrassing when you're in traffic at the beginning of the journey and you're squeaking away loads.

Goes away after a few mins though in my case.
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FROGGYRIBBIT
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PostPosted: 18:48 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
can i spray somthing like wd40 in there to clean them or will it be too slippy
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Jamie S
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PostPosted: 18:51 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whoa don't be stupid mate ! Christ.
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not the best of ideas to spray a lubricant into a friction-dependant mechanism to be honest.
Try undoing the brake adjuster 180 degrees and see if that helps.

Edit: You couldn't try being a little more helpful Jamie?
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Damon
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PostPosted: 18:53 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
FROGGYRIBBIT wrote:
can i spray somthing like wd40 in there to clean them or will it be too slippy


not unless you dont mind not stopping... ever....
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Shay HTFC
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PostPosted: 18:57 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wait.. whats happening here? Is it a constant squeaking even when they are not applied, or is it just when you apply them?

I usually have to pump my brakes a bit on my quiet street till the squeaking stops.
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FROGGYRIBBIT
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PostPosted: 19:16 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ni its just there squeeking when i brake and they seem really sharp at the begining of the ride then after a while there really shit to stop ???
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PostPosted: 21:06 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
When it's wet, if a bit of water is getting in then you are probably getting a film of rust on the brake lining which makes for a really effective braking surface against the brake shoes. After a couple of applications of the brake, the rust is worn off and the lining is smoothed out so braking is back to normal.

Guzzi cast iron disks are just the same.
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Ichy
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PostPosted: 23:58 - 24 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spikenipple wrote:
It's not the best of ideas to spray a lubricant into a friction-dependant mechanism to be honest.
Try undoing the brake adjuster 180 degrees and see if that helps.

Edit: You couldn't try being a little more helpful Jamie?


Not the best idea!!! Rolling Eyes Its fucking stupid and dangerous. I think Jamie was trying to be helpful, in his own way, by ensuring the bloke still had the ability to stop.
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hmmmnz
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PostPosted: 08:53 - 25 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
pop your wheel off and slide out the drum and look at the pad, it could be that they are worn and its the indicator(the little peice of metal that tells you to change the pads) that is squeeking.
if they are fine, clean out all the dust and crap with brake cleaner, available from halfrauds for a few quid
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FROGGYRIBBIT
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PostPosted: 19:35 - 25 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
yer sound and jamie no worries i didnt take offence i know you was only helping and yes i wipped them off and there was rust but the pads are fine
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PostPosted: 23:25 - 25 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
hmmmnz wrote:
pop your wheel off and slide out the drum and look at the pad, it could be that they are worn and its the indicator(the little peice of metal that tells you to change the pads) that is squeeking.
if they are fine, clean out all the dust and crap with brake cleaner, available from halfrauds for a few quid


Make sure you don't breathe the dust, damp it down so you don't as it can do very nasty things to your lungs.
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