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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Front brake squeel /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1214784453 Message started by 4carbcorvair on 06/29/08 at 17:07:33 |
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Title: Front brake squeel Post by 4carbcorvair on 06/29/08 at 17:07:33 My new 07 S40, front brakes squeel pretty bad when applied. Just turned 200 miles today. Any suggestions? |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by skrapiron on 06/29/08 at 17:15:30 Normal. The OEM pads squeak like a mouse after cheese. You have 2 choices. Live with it or swap them for a set of aftermarket ones. The best of the aftermarket are EBC. I recently replaced the sinterd (gold) pads with organinc (red pads) the reds are alot quieter, but do not have the same stopping power that the sintered ones do. It is a balancing act between quiet operation and stopping power. You have to compromise somehwere inbetween. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 06/29/08 at 17:28:40 Skrapiron, the question I have is: Will your NEXT set be red or gold? I need to start thinking about a new set soon too. Guess I better read up on a new category of Savagery. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by ChicagoRider on 06/29/08 at 19:02:14 FYI - my 20007 s40 has the same sqeek problem, you're not alone. I just try to igone it... |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by bill67 on 06/29/08 at 19:27:24 You can take off your pads and get a rubber like stuff to put on the backs of them,It will keep them from vibrating thats what causes the sqeeking,all auto stores have it. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/08 at 22:43:03 washing with soap and water will eliminate the squeak for a while. brake dust seems to collect and I think it causes the noise. sooner or later it will happen with the rear too. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by SV og LS on 06/30/08 at 03:12:55 I've never had a disc brake squeal in my LS or SV with OEM or aftermarket pads and I've ridden about 140 000 kms together on these two bikes and I've never used any anti vibration stuff. Do the Savage OEM pads really squeal if the disc's rubbed squeaky clean and pads are not glazed? |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by bill67 on 06/30/08 at 04:15:34 I have had about 15 bikes over the last 36 years the only brakes that squeel where the last two. Suzuki 1500 and s40 |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by Rustbucket on 06/30/08 at 04:29:42 43484D4D1716210 wrote:
Thats what i tried for my squallering front brake and it didn't cure the problem. (Spray can)... Walmart has that stuff cheaper than a parts store btw.. I called Suzuki Dealer and he suggested filing a beveled edge to the leading edges of the pads.. I haven't tried it yet, i'm kinda just living with it. When i have time i'll try it though.. I've tried cleaning the disc with brake cleaner & soap and water and it helps temporarily.. EBC brand brakes squeel too. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by 4carbcorvair on 06/30/08 at 05:02:39 Thanks. I figured the pads are probably metallic pads. They squeel loud, an emarassing loud, not just a light squeak. I'll try cleaning them up, if that doesn't do it, I'll either live with it or change them out. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by bill67 on 06/30/08 at 05:19:46 I took off the stock pads of at 100 miles and replaced with EBC and coated the backs and they haven't sqeek since. |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by SimonTuffGuy on 06/30/08 at 06:12:31 Mine does it too... Looks like I'll be swapping them sometime soon then. :) |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by Reelthing on 06/30/08 at 07:25:49 try a little 600 grit on the rotor |
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Title: Re: Front brake squeel Post by skrapiron on 06/30/08 at 13:48:10 I'm going to stick with the reds. Ive put nearly 5k on the bike since I installed them in April. Nary a squeek or squeel. It doesn't have the grab that the golds do, but I'm not interested in doing nose wheelies any time soon. |
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