posted August 03, 2006 04:37 PM
Cure for squeeking brakes? Anyone come up with a cure for this?...its driving me nuts! Such a sweet ride and then squeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!
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posted August 03, 2006 04:43 PM
Get a Brocks street Meg and it goes away ...lol..
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posted August 03, 2006 04:51 PM
My fronts squeek all the time now, after 6000 miles it started. Backs don't. I use fronts pretty hard maybe the heat did it.
Yep...............Yep............. the heat..............or the butler.
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posted August 03, 2006 09:39 PM
Mine were squeeking too.
Last week, a pebble put a hole in the rad and coolant squirted near the left rotor / caliper .
After fixing the rad, I pulled the calipers and pads, scuffed the pads with emery cloth, and wiped the works down with brake cleaner.
It didn't look like much coolant (very little if any) got near the pads and rotor, but I claened the works anyway.... NEED them good brakes !
well, the squeek went away.
try pulling the pads, and give the pads and rotor a good wipe with brake cleaner.
Its probably excess brake dust makin them sqeek.
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posted August 03, 2006 10:11 PM
Not too much work, just time consuming between my shift work.
Pretty tired after 14 hrs at work, then head into the garage and rip into it! LOL
Hadn't ridden teh black bitch for over a week! LOL
Everytime i take a break like that and take it out for a ride, I am always pleasantly surprised.
Instantaneous smile!
just glad the leak didn't grease up the tires at speed!
I'd probably cry if I wrecked this one!
Dirtbikes are meant to be crashed... streetbikes... NOT!
Send pics of your exhaust when you get it !
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posted August 04, 2006 02:14 AM
Thanks for the insights guys.
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posted August 04, 2006 03:50 AM
Edited By: HiMile14 on 4 Aug 2006 04:50
This is a bit of work but if it really is a bother here is a suggestion.
1. Remove front pads and clean or blow (not suggested) the dust out of the rotor area.
Then replace and bleed brakes. It will feel good as new.
2. Water also has a way of cleaning the dust out, but the DOT4 and moisture thing has always bothered me.
Rob
posted August 04, 2006 04:23 PM
I was pretty upset about it too! Then I rode in a LOT of rain, and it went away. Since then every time it comes back, I clean the rotors and it's fine. 2400 miles now, and they only squeak when they're dirty
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