allroy71

I was dealing with a squeal that would happen when I was pulling hard on my front cantilever brake. When I first set it up I had the pads flat, didn't work. Then I toed them in, which worked for a few weeks. Then they started to squeal. I sanded down the pads, cleaned the rim a bit,(nothing to crazy). Still squeal.

Well decided to reverse toe in the pads last night and well it worked!! I haven't done any distance yet, so I can't say if this will work long term.

Any ideas why this would work? I know there has to be less pad in contact with the rim.

Bill Kapaun

You changed the harmonics. it still squeals. You just can't hear it.

fietsbob

UC Fullerton may have a Physics department grad student, to consult on that.