Squeeky brakes???

dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

Hi recently my brakes have started squeeky , they only do it when im nearly still , but they sound like a buss its really loud and deep
Anyway how can i make them stop squeeking?
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Dinnaz · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Karma :

try cleaning the disks with brake disc cleaner. If it does what it claims to do then it will stop any squeeking as well as sharpening your brakes.

House of muc off do it for around £6.00 and lasts for donkeys.

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

You could take your pads out and put some copper slip on the back of them.

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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

Or perhaps your pads are simply fooked and require replacing? Wink

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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Your pads might be glazed, which certainly causes squeaking with drum brake shoes. Time to get out the sandpaper to clean up the pad surface perhaps.

However, drilled discs are supposed to clean the face of the pads.
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dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

My rear pads are fairly new bought them about a month and half ago? but its both brakes that do it not just one?
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Copper slip on the back of the pads does help. One of the main claims for doing this is that it stops the pads squeaking (never heard a good reason why except that is allows the pad to move on the piston slightly, and it seems to work).

Squeaking is also often triggered by brake dust so worth cleaning them up

However, check the pads carefully. The rear pads do not last long on the RS if you use them much (same for the other bikes that use that caliper, such as the NSR). And the RS seems to eat front pads (my RS has almost worn out its 3rd set of pads in 17000km).

All the best

Keith
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