squealing rear brake

marcaudsley
marcaudsley Posts: 187
edited August 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi guys
Need some advice about the above problem
recently bought new bike fitted with avid elixir R brakes
Been ok for about 2 months but just this week the rear brake has started squealing.
I have had the pads out and sanded/cleaned surfaces 2-3 times
Cleaned the rotor with a clean towel, still very loud noises and getting worse
No idea what has contam inated them but something has
Not sure if pads are sintered or organic
Any ideas?
Cheers

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Do they still work fine?
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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    clean rotor/caiper with some proper brake cleaner and re-sand pad surface with some clean sandpaper
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    see the topics in the FAQs and work out which noise you have and do as suggested in them.
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  • marcaudsley
    marcaudsley Posts: 187
    Cooldad:
    Yeah they work fine but the noise is so loud i cant go out for a ride!
    Nicklouse:
    Had a go at the solutions but still noisy. will try again with disc cleaner
    cheers all

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