brakes squeel

[Cooteboy]

From my experience working in garages/shops/napa - brake squeal is a metal on metal vibration. The quick vibration of metal against metal creates a "chatter" of sorts in the form of a squeal. Run down to your nearest auto parts store get a tube of "brake quiet" - the sort of glue type one (Napa's comes in an clear glue-like bottle with orange goo in it). If you apply that between the "anti-rattle" plate and the back of the pad itself - that should eliminate the chatter/squeal. You'll of course want to apply a bit of brake silicone between the "anti-rattle" plate and the caliper itself also

Hope that helps!

Sort of on a funny note - just got my bike running, and now I need the exact same thing. My pads are GONE! Almost to bare metal - figures.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by Cooteboy

Sort of on a funny note - just got my bike running, and now I need the exact same thing. My pads are GONE! Almost to bare metal - figures.

Quality time with bike will keep you out of trouble. :2tup: :2tup:

[geezer]

excellent advice :rawk: now ill let you all know how that does

[geezer]

i used some anti rattle cream and for now the noise is gone! no more school bus breaks! hopefully this will last. i also found a rock in there too :??: could have been the problem, oh and haha i now know for a fact there is no rattle plate on the bike lol sorry i know i change my story to much. also lubed the slide pins they needed it. cool its amazing how quite my bike is now. let off the throttle hit the brakes and silent nothingness......

[Water Warrior 2]

Another success story on the GZ forum.

[mrlmd1]

It was that little stone, like I said way higher up. :cool:
You could also try WD40 (not) to get rid of the squeak. :poke2:

[tcrave]

my brakes are still squealing like crazy. I took the caliper off and it looks like the brakes still have life left in them and the shim behind them. However that is as much as I had time to do. i'll have to try some of these tricks in the near future. I agree, the squealing is embarrassing. Actually, right now I am having a few other problems that take precedent over the brakes, so this project may have to be put on the back burner for now. I might try the grease thing cause its cheap and easy, but if that doesn't work, I'm going to have to solve a few other problems before tackling this one again.

Ugh, I like working on the bike, but damn these things are time consuming. I really thought that buying a newer, smaller bike would mean less work, but I was wrong, all of these things seems to take a lot of time. I mean yea, I could probably still ride if for a long time without doing anything to it, but I like keeping my stuff in as nice condition as possible so it will last as long as possible.

This also tempts me to sell my bike and just buy brand new once I secure full time employment.

[geezer]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

It was that little stone, like I said way higher up. :cool:
You could also try WD40 (not) to get rid of the squeak. :poke2:

wanna award? i know you did :lol: jk

tcrave get in there and try all that stuff i did. might work for you. i still get a slight squeel once in awhile but its fine

[mrlmd1]

"wanna award? i know you did :lol: jk "

No, no, not at all. I only put that in because sometimes it's little annoying things like that that can drive you nuts and they are so simple to find but you don't think of them. Like your bike won't start in the spring because there's a mouse nest stuck up inside the exhaust.
But if you want to send me an award for getting the right answer to your question, I won't refuse, that would be improper, and it would be a nice thing for you to do. (hint,hint). :poke2:

[geezer]

here is your cyber cookie :redflip: