brakes?
11-25-04, 02:37 PM
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i cleaned em already. i cleaned the rim a bit, tried wd40 on the pads and wiping em off a lil after and it still sqeaked and i tried brake cleaner and w/e. i've done almost everything. i was riding my bike last nite and my friend said he could hear em all the way at the end of the block =/
11-25-04, 07:58 PM
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i wouldnt recommend cleaning your pads or rims for that matter with WD-40 because it makes them slide. my friend tried it and it took a while before it wore off
11-25-04, 09:31 PM
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The noise isn't bad, as beerman said.. It's weird at Woodward, everyone tried their damdest to make their brakes as loud as possible. It was really anoying.. but yea, not a bad thing.
11-26-04, 12:56 AM
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Maybe the rubber of the brake pads is cracked/hardened? Either get new ones, or soak them in some kind of softener (I don't know, I'd go for new ones myself...)
11-26-04, 02:22 AM
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yeah, it sounds like the rubber is hardened... like when your shoes scuff the ground of the gym floor... but yeah, just get new brake pads, shoudlnt cost that much.
11-26-04, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by yonderboy
Re-toe your pads. The squeal happens when the pads have worn flat against the rim.
