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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Re: Front Brakes
take it all apart again and do a vigorous cleaning of everything. inspect the pads for some kinda contamination. do you still have the old pads? if so intall them if the noise goes away BINGO your pads are garbage dont forget to reaply that lube stuff. did you get the orange stuff from autozone? thats tuff has worked well for a few months now for me
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: New York
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Re: Front Brakes
Ok so I got brake cleaner and the orange stuff and will try that tonight.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dalton, GA
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Re: Front Brakes
How loud are these sounds?
I have a buddy that tries to dissect every little creak his car makes and he is the same way with his bike. Parts that move will make some noise. That's just a given. I just want to make sure you aren't listening too hard and trying to fix something that isn't broken. |
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Re: Front Brakes
Keep in mind that the brake pads are always in contact with the disc. You will get a slight dragging noise even pushing the bike around by hand. You might try a few very aggressive braking sessions to bed in the new pads.
Did you get new pads from Suzuki or the aftermarket ? Some aftermarket stuff can be a really hard material that will probably squeak till #ell freezes over. |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: New York
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Re: Front Brakes
The squeak has stoped fingers crossed. Thanks for everybody's help.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: dahlonega GA
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Re: Front Brakes
was gonna ask if you lubed the calibper slides
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Front Brakes
Did you pull the two shims (thin metal plates) from the back of the old brake pads and onto your new brake pads ? If not, that could cause the squeal.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Front Brakes
New brakes frequently squeak for a short while and then they stop as they wear in.
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