Squeaky Breaks - EEEEEK!!!

[ash t]

Arrrrgh!!! I have really squeaky brakes. I presume its down to all the crap which is on the roads and that. It cant be the pads because i had new ones fitted on wednesday. Is there anything i can do to stop this??

Its just one of those little things which really annoys you lol.

cheers
ash
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[Rob W]

Coat 'em in WD40



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[flat spot]

[ash t]

yea i was gentle with em at first. Il just put up with em for the winter. if they carry on, Il put WD40 all over the callipers and the disk, is that ok Reflex???
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[Major_Grooves]

You could try putting lubricant on the pistons on the back of the brakepad. I think it's copper grease that you use or something like that. A search on here should answer that.
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[Rob W]

[Dom_]

Yeah ash, i asked matt if he should put copper grease on em and he said 'nah, they'll be ok'!!!!!!!!!

[ash t]

Sorry reflex, didnt mean much by the pics,, i jus think they look good!

and yeah youngun, u sure did. Can i sue him for, erm, my brakes making funny noises and hurting my ears
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[streetfighter]

Get some "coppaslip" from Halfords.

Take the pads out again and smear the back of the pads with it, only a thin coat. As flat spot said, rough the glaze off again.

It may be that you have a hard compound pad for longevity, and these have a habit of squeeking.

If you use yer bike through the winter take the pads out every third week and give the calipers a clean with spray on brake cleaner and sort the pads again.

DON'T get the coppaslip on the pad face as it tends to soak in and can ruin the pads.

It's good to get to know yer bike a little better as well

[ash t]

Must admit, i do need to learn more. Im just scared of breaking something, or forgetting how something went together.
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[streetfighter]

Workshop manual, or better still, a couple of digital photos of how it looks.

Once you've done it the first time it gets easier, fnarr, fnarr!!

You can't really go wrong. The only thing to be careful of is spreading the caliper pistons to release the pads. Make sure that you take the top off the resevoir and put a rag around the edge of it.

Try and get a mate who knows what's what to walk you through it and then do it yourself. It's one aspect of maintenance you really need to get to grips with, you'll have more faith in the brakes if you do.

[Looney Tune]

[quote="Reflex"]Coat 'em in WD40

You saying that, I used to work in Eddy Grimstead Motorcycles up on the A12 Newbury Park Ilford before it went bust.
There was a bloke employed there that put all the new bikes together and he found that his brakes squeaked too, he done just that and sprayed WD40 on the discs, what a twit. Just think though, he serviced and put peoples new bikes together for them....no wonder they went bust.
Eddy Grimstead was a twit, so no wonder he employed them!!
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[ash t]

Well i dared myself to do it lol.

I ended up taking the calliper off the disk because i could not get at the split ring thing which held the pin in. I simply pushed copper grease between the pistons and the back of the pads. Back together now and not a sound, and still great stopping power. Thanks for all ur help People.!!

But one thing....I really dont understand how this has actually stopped the squeaking. can anybody enlighten me??
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