Can someone tell me how to make Mechanical disk brakes to stop squealing?
I am having a hellava time.
Hayes HMX-1
and Avids.?
I am having a hellava time.
Hayes HMX-1
and Avids.?
Disk brakes squealing
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Someone told me to clean the rotors and pads with rubbing alcohol.
I got inventive on one of my sets....
First, I wrapped a ton of rubber bands around the rotor "spokes" to damp the vibration. That helped a lot. Since then, I've heard of minor variations of this trick, like using duct tape or some other sort of heavy, damping-oriented stuff (carpet tape, etc).
Second, I stuffed some thin styrofoam sheet material (it was some kind of packing/insulation stuff, kinda like soft cloth) into the bottom of my fork legs - most Marzocchi forks have at least an inch or two open at the bottom. I jammed it full of foam, and it really doesn't fall out or anything.
Between the two of those, there's so much vibration damping going on that it's silent.
But I definitely recommend the rubbing alcohol first. The rubber bands look kinda ghetto, IMHO.
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~Dan
I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the
morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
-Frank Sinatra
Big John saved my life!
First, I wrapped a ton of rubber bands around the rotor "spokes" to damp the vibration. That helped a lot. Since then, I've heard of minor variations of this trick, like using duct tape or some other sort of heavy, damping-oriented stuff (carpet tape, etc).
Second, I stuffed some thin styrofoam sheet material (it was some kind of packing/insulation stuff, kinda like soft cloth) into the bottom of my fork legs - most Marzocchi forks have at least an inch or two open at the bottom. I jammed it full of foam, and it really doesn't fall out or anything.
Between the two of those, there's so much vibration damping going on that it's silent.
But I definitely recommend the rubbing alcohol first. The rubber bands look kinda ghetto, IMHO.
____________________
~Dan
I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the
morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
-Frank Sinatra
Big John saved my life!
if you drip some rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol, at least 70%) on to the brake pads while removed from the caliper, light the now-moist pads on fire, let them burn out, and wipe the pads off with an incredibly clean piece of cloth, it should go away. also clean the rotors with the alcohol.
i like the vibration damping idea, too. maybe we could design a rotor-damper that looks somewhat cool...
i like the vibration damping idea, too. maybe we could design a rotor-damper that looks somewhat cool...
Pull the pads if they look glazed lightly sand them. Also clean the rotors with isopropyl alcohol. Avoid putting it on the pads. If that does not help replace the pads as they may have gotten some oil on them. Even the lightest oil from your hands on the rotor can be picked up by the pads and cause them to squeal.