Squealing/juddering discs
Aguila
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I suspect this topic may have been done to death, if so I appologise in advance. I am primarily a roadie but got a boardman team hardtail to broaden my commuting horizons (i can ride to work along some very pretty bridleways) The bike is 2 months old and came with the expected abysmal halfords setup. I didn't touch the brakes as I've never worked with discs before (I do all my own work on the road bikes). After a while the front disc started squealing quite a bit and now judders a bit on anything other than mild braking. The rear is also squeaking a bit too now. All i have done is have both wheels off to fix punctures once and clean the chain etc. It is possible I got a bit of chain cleaner on the rear before I read that was bad, god knows what I've done to the front.
Dont get me wrong they still work fine, but the noise is annoying. The discs look fine, no marks. Are disc brakes really this diva-esque? They appear to be more tempremental than my 3 yr old daughter FFS!!
So... are the pads toast/contaminated and need replacement?? Is the spary on disc cleaner that claims to reduce disc squeal worth a go??? Or should I get down to a decent LBS (I'm quite near sherwood pines which seem to get a good rep for MTB service).
Any thoughts welcome.
Dont get me wrong they still work fine, but the noise is annoying. The discs look fine, no marks. Are disc brakes really this diva-esque? They appear to be more tempremental than my 3 yr old daughter FFS!!
So... are the pads toast/contaminated and need replacement?? Is the spary on disc cleaner that claims to reduce disc squeal worth a go??? Or should I get down to a decent LBS (I'm quite near sherwood pines which seem to get a good rep for MTB service).
Any thoughts welcome.
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Was it wet/raining when they were squealing?0
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No conditions dont seem to make any difference, had very little rain round here lately.0
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Give them a rinse with some water and try centring the callipers before you do anything else.
Loosen the bolts a bit, brake, and holding the brake on, re-tighten the callipers.I don't do smileys.
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cooldad wrote:Give them a rinse with some water and try centring the callipers before you do anything else.
Loosen the bolts a bit, brake, and holding the brake on, re-tighten the callipers.
Which bolts exactly? I ask because I just undid slightly the bolts I thought you meant and some of the hydraulic fluid has dribbled out, great!! Maybe the LBS option really would be better!0 -
Not those bolts, the bolts attaching the callipers to the bike.I don't do smileys.
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I don't do smileys.
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Thanks, fortunately I dont appear to have done too much damage earlier, the discs work ok still, no less squealing though.0
