Road Cycling - brake squeeking

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jsfountain
08-16-03, 01:36 PM
this may have been covered....but could someone help me on my brake noise. whenever i apply the brakes i get a high squeeking noise (mostly from my rear wheel). i probably use my front brakes 70% of the time and rear 30% of the time. both squeek with the rear brakes doing it from the get go.

what can i do to remedy this? i have tried rubbing the wheel with a dry cloth all around where the brake rubs. but that did nothing. i have heard that filing the brake pad may do the job...

is this something that i need to fix? is it normal to have these squeek sounds?

thanks for any input.....thoughts...

jeff

Laggard
08-16-03, 04:10 PM
Toe in your brake pads slightly.
oldillini
08-16-03, 04:15 PM
I have the same problem. Neither me nor the LBS has been able to get rid of it totally.

I will be watching for suggestons.

velo
08-16-03, 04:39 PM
The only way it is normal to have these sounds is when it's very humid out. Otherwise, toe your brake pads in, like Laggard said.
Code Monkey
08-16-03, 09:09 PM
do you all mean to just bend those silver colored things that holds the pads...?
jsfountain
08-17-03, 12:19 PM
not aware of all the terminology....what does "toe in" exactly mean? how do i do it??

thanks!

jeff
Laggard
08-17-03, 01:57 PM
You turn the pads in slightly so that the entire pad doesn't contact the rim. So if you stood over your bike and looked down, the pads would look like \

It's kinda like if you're standing with your feet straight and then you turn in the front of your foot slightly. Hence the term "toe in."

Here's a good article on how to do it:

http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/brake1.htm