Really annoying sqealing from back brakes

[music man]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

This was posted from my iPhone.

And?????????

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

The brakes are brand new and I already installed new springs every way they can go in and still sqeaking.

With all due respect, one of three things is going on here. You should NEVER have to grind off those fins. Probably won't hurt anything but who knows for sure.

1) the brake shoes are not exactly right for that bike. Did you compare them closely with the old ones?
2) Same for the springs, if they are new.
3) And, lastly, there is alway a chance that the whole thing is "pilot error". :roll:

Hope it works out OK for you.

[mcintyre_aerospace]

Well thanks for the help. It's done this for both brake sets I've had on it while I had it both when I got it and these. My shop tells me these are the right brake shoes and they look the same. I didn't grind much but so fAr I haven't had any problems with riding or breaking. I really don't use the back brake much anyways so I don't know if the braking power was affected nut it feels the same. I like the pilot error comment, good to have some humor on here somewhere oh FYI my iPhone automatically writes that at the end of msgs I don't know how to get rid of it it does if on my chevy forums and myspace too so just ignore it and don't think too hard you'll hurt yourself. It's just an iPhone so don't get jealous LOL. This was posted from my iPhone.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

I really don't use the back brake much

So why two sets of brake shoes? Have you checked that the adjuster is set correctly. Sounds like the squeal MAY be caused by the shoes rubbing on the drum. Have you lifted the back wheel off the ground, & checked that it's turning freely? :??:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alantf

So why two sets of brake shoes?

Yea, something about this just isn't right.
Back brakes usually last a LONG time.
If it has happened twice, what was the "fix" the first time ??

[music man]

The reason it says that every time you post something is, on top of the god awful amount of money that you pay for the "honor" to use that Applecrap, they force you to advertise for them for free, you said you don't know how to get rid of it, I would highly doubt you can get rid of it (knowing how Apple products are). So have fun being @*s raped by Apple every time you use your phone. And as long as my 30 dollar Motorola phone keeps makin' calls that are just as crystal clear (probably better) and reaches out in the boonies just as far, I will never be jealous. :lol: :lol: :crackup

Oh and I agree with everyone else on here, if you have to grind anything off when you are replacing brake pads (or anything else for that matter) then you have done something wrong (or whoever did your brakes).

[mcintyre_aerospace]

Well this post didn't really help but my prob for all Intensive purposes is solved can't forget how incredibly under powered this bike is and since I only ride it in nice weather and drive my supercharged 88 mustang or 65 sunbeam tiger mostly anyways. I only keep the bike cause my late grandmother bought it for me I think ill be fine. Oh and I happen to think the iPhone is the best phone I've ever had better than my blackberrys and even better than my brothers new palm pre so don't diss unless you know what ur talkin about. Sounds like beef with apple some ppl are happy with what they have but I like the best.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

Well this post didn't really help but my prob ....

Yes, along with the wheat comes some chaff......and I occasionally throw out some too.
Then there is the addage that some fruit sweetens with age and others rot.
I think it depends mostly upon what day it is which category us "mature" fruits fall into!!! :biggrin:

[alantf]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

(1) Well this post didn't really help (2) can't forget how incredibly under powered this bike is

(1) Well..... We were all TRYING to help. Seems as though you were so sure what the problem was that you weren't bothered about listening.

(2) Could that be because the back brake is binding? Of course not! :whistle: Couldn't possibly be that, could it sonny?

Let me repeat two things - (1) You should NOT need to grind ANYTHING.
(2) You should NOT need to replace the brake shoes.

Both these FACTS point to an underlying problem. It appears that you have cured the symptoms, not the disease. I still stand by my guess, that the squeal may be caused by the brake lining binding on the drum, due to incorrect adjustment. Don't forget that your brakes are your lifeline. I'm not really bothered about you, but please don't carry any passengers until you solve the underlying problem.

You said that the post didn't help, but you seem too arrogant to realise that people with a lot of riding years, & a lot of experience working on bikes, have ALL agreed that grinding the drum is a BAD idea. Anyway - do your own thing - it's your neck you're risking.

[music man]

Originally Posted by mcintyre_aerospace

Well this post didn't really help but my prob for all Intensive purposes is solved can't forget how incredibly under powered this bike is and since I only ride it in nice weather and drive my supercharged 88 mustang or 65 sunbeam tiger mostly anyways. I only keep the bike cause my late grandmother bought it for me I think ill be fine. Oh and I happen to think the iPhone is the best phone I've ever had better than my blackberrys and even better than my brothers new palm pre so don't diss unless you know what ur talkin about. Sounds like beef with apple some ppl are happy with what they have but I like the best.

Oh so you are one of THOSE PEOPLE, the kind of person that has to name drop everything he owns so he can feel like a man, ewwwww, hey everybody mcintyre_aerospace has a 88 MUSTANG with a SUPERCHARGER, and he has a 65 SUNBEAM TIGER, and and IPHONE, and he used to have a BLACKBERRY and his brother has a NEW PALM PRE, WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! I bet you make damn sure everybody that gets within five feet of you (ten feet if its a woman) sees your IPHONE, in your hand or on your hip, and I also bet you manage to get every other COOL thing you own into every conversation you have with everybody, your type are a dime a dozen, take your materialistic crap away from you and you would shrivel up and crawl in a hole somewhere.

And also, just because something is expensive doesn't make it the best, I learned that when i was like 16. I don't have a beef with Apple, I just don't need my phone to wipe my ass for me. Hey here is a novel idea, a phone that MAKES PHONE CALLS!

And why is your IPHONE better than any other phone you have had, does it call people better than your last one did, because my cheap cell phone calls people just as perfect as my house phone does, and I highly doubt that your IPHONE calls people any better or more realiably than my house phone does, so it sounds like to me you got ripped off.

Oh and one more thing, if you have to grind anything off when you get done working on something to make it work right, YOU F#$%ED UP!!!! and if you are a person that just has to have the best, why would you want to grind on your bike anyway, seems like you would take it to the BEST (or in your case, the most expensive) shop in town and have it FIXED, not grinded on.