I have a 6 month old Trek Marlin with the Tektro Novela mechanical disk brakes, the front wheel has what I've been told is an alignment issue pretty much since a month or 2 after i purchased the bike. Try as I might to align the disk rotor properly it will always go back to rubbing against the brake pads. Now the problem has gotten to the point (cause i crashed the bike) where its constantly squeaking, Ive swapped my rotors cleaned my brake pads and still i get lots of noise, unless I'm rolling fast.
My question is, is there a way to fix the caliper to keep the rotor from hugging the pad without buying a rebuild kit. Or are these just crappy brakes that should be replaced with a better product.
My question is, is there a way to fix the caliper to keep the rotor from hugging the pad without buying a rebuild kit. Or are these just crappy brakes that should be replaced with a better product.