Clicking juicy 3s

JCJC
JCJC Posts: 162
edited July 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Hello,
My front juicy 3s (on my new(ish) Orange P7) make a strange clicking noise (like a cricket) when braking. Incedentally my motorbike has started doing the same. Anyone know what this is, and how I can fix it ?

Many thanks

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    is it just the noise that the rotor makes as it goes through the pads?

    better info required.
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  • JCJC
    JCJC Posts: 162
    Dont think so although I am not sure. It really sounds like a cricket; a rapid clicking sound, but slightly muffled. The braking power does not seem to be comprimised however. It is a new sound that started on Saturday midway through a 65 mile hilly cycle
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    so is this sound happening only when you brake? no other time. and it is speed relative? and pressure relative?

    nowarps and pads not worn out?
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    I've had that happen recently on my Juicy 7s and my XT brakes, both on the front. Put it down to the pads / rotor interface (new pads on the 7s). Only happens on medium to hard braking, no effect on performance.
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  • JCJC
    JCJC Posts: 162
    Sounds about right. Just when braking and just on the front. Pads are quite new. Noise seems to be the same however hard I brake, maybe ever so slightly louder when braking hard. No warps as far as I can see. Performance seems fine - it is just a bit annoying and I want to make sure it is nothing major - i.e. want to avoid brake failure on a steep incline ! ! !
  • JCJC
    JCJC Posts: 162
    any other thoughts ?
  • p.dixon0
    p.dixon0 Posts: 5
    Hi

    I have grooved front discs on my car and my juicy three's make the same 'propellering' sound under heavy braking - it's just the acoustic effect of the gaps in braking surface on the rotors... Nothing to worry about :)

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